Object Details

Abigail Ellis, 1811 (2)

Sampler Archive ID: SA001075
Maker: Abigail Ellis
Maker Birthplace: Mansfield, Burlington County, New Jersey
Maker Age: 13-15 years
Place Made: Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:Westtown Boarding School
Year Made: 1811
Decade Made: 1810-1819
Owner: Westtown School
Accession Number: S.58b
Object Credit: Gift of Dorothy Deacon Rock in 1951.
Contributor: Westtown School


Physical Characteristics

Object type: Sampler
Needlework techniques: Embroidery
Shape: Mostly square
Object Dimensions: 9.50 H x 9.50 W (inches)
Framed Dimensions: 10.50 H x 20.70 W (inches)
Borders: None
Decorative Bands: None
Dividing Lines: None
Enclosures:
Cartouches: No
Text types: Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature
Text medium: Stitched
Abigail Ellis
Weston School
1811
Motifs/Symbols: Geometric
Scenes/Pictures: None
Ground: Linen
Ground Condition: Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted
Thread: Silk
Thread Colors Front: Black, Brown, White
Thread Condition: Text: Intact
Other Materials: None
Stitch Types: Cross, Chain, Straight
Thread Count: Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Anceestry.com
Birthdate:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Anceestry.com
Birth Location:
"Ellis Working Tree" on Ancestry.com
County: U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Anceestry.com
State U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Anceestry.com
Death Date:
"Ellis Working Tree" on Ancestry.com
Death Location:
Religion:
"Ellis Working Tree" on Ancestry.com
Parents:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
"Ellis Working Tree" on Ancestry.com
"Ellis Working Tree" on Ancestry.com
"Ellis Working Tree" on Ancestry.com
"Ellis Working Tree" on Ancestry.com
"Ellis Working Tree" on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
Spouse: Josiah FolwellBirth: Death:
Date: Oct. 15, 1823Place: Upper Springfield MM, New Jersey
Children:
Amos Ellis FolwellBirth: 1824Death: 1826
Nathan FolwellBirth: 1827Death: 1893
Charles Ellis FolwellBirth: 1829Death: 1908

Object History

Previous Owners:

Name: Dorothy Deacon Rock
Relation to maker:

Conservation:
Exhibitions: Title: In Stitches: Unraveling Their Stories
Host: Chester County Historical Society
Location: West Chester, PA
Date: Dec. 2011-Sep. 2012

Literature:

Author(s): Brooks, Mary Uhl
Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers
Publication/Publisher: Westtown School
Date: 2015

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