Object Details

Eliza T. Sipple, 1807

Sampler Archive ID: SA001099
Maker: Eliza Tatnall Sipple
Maker Birthplace: Brandywine, New Castle County, Delaware
Maker Age: 10-12 years
Place Made: Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:Westtown Boarding School
Year Made: 1807
Decade Made: 1800-1809
Owner: Westtown School
Accession Number: S.80
Object Credit: Found in collection.
Contributor: Westtown School


Physical Characteristics

Object type: Sampler
Needlework techniques: Embroidery Darning
Shape: Mostly square
Object Dimensions: 8.75 H x 8.5 W (inches)
Framed Dimensions: There is no frame.
Borders: None
Decorative Bands: None
Dividing Lines: None
Enclosures:
Cartouches: No
Text types: Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature
Text medium: Stitched
Eliza T Sipple.
Weston School.
1807.
Motifs/Symbols:
Scenes/Pictures: None
Ground: Linen
Ground Condition: Wear:
Cleanliness: spotted
Loss: none noted
Thread: Silk Linen
Thread Colors Front: Green, Tan
Thread Condition: Text: Intact
Other Materials: None
Stitch Types: Cross, Chain, Straight
Thread Count: Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:
The Ancestry and Posterity of John Lea of Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England and of Pennsylvania in America 1503-1906
Birthdate:
The Ancestry and Posterity of John Lea of Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England and of Pennsylvania in America 1503-1906
Birth Location:
The Ancestry and Posterity of John Lea of Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England and of Pennsylvania in America 1503-1906
County: The Ancestry and Posterity of John Lea of Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England and of Pennsylvania in America 1503-1906
State The Ancestry and Posterity of John Lea of Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England and of Pennsylvania in America 1503-1906
Death Date:
The Ancestry and Posterity of John Lea of Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England and of Pennsylvania in America 1503-1906
Death Location:
U.S. Find a Grave Index on Ancestry.com
Religion:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Parents:
The Ancestry and Posterity of John Lea of Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England and of Pennsylvania in America 1503-1906
The Ancestry and Posterity of John Lea of Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England and of Pennsylvania in America 1503-1906
The Ancestry and Posterity of John Lea of Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England and of Pennsylvania in America 1503-1906
The Ancestry and Posterity of John Lea of Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England and of Pennsylvania in America 1503-1906
The Ancestry and Posterity of John Lea of Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England and of Pennsylvania in America 1503-1906
The Ancestry and Posterity of John Lea of Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England and of Pennsylvania in America 1503-1906
Marriages:
Spouse: Marriott CanbyBirth: Death:
Date: May 20, 1830Place: Wilmington, Delaware
Children:
William Marriott CanbyBirth: Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:

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

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