Object Details

Susan M. Watson, 1812

Sampler Archive ID: SA001103
Maker: Susanna M. Watson
Maker Birthplace: Middletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age: 13-15 years
Place Made: Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:Westtown Boarding School
Year Made: 1812
Decade Made: 1810-1819
Owner: Westtown School
Accession Number: S.84
Object Credit: Found in collection.
Contributor: Westtown School


Physical Characteristics

Object type: Sampler
Needlework techniques: Embroidery
Shape: Mostly square
Object Dimensions: 9.25 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
Susan M Watson.
Weston School.
1812.
Motifs/Symbols: Geometric
Scenes/Pictures: None
Ground: Linen
Ground Condition: Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted
Thread: Silk
Thread Colors Front: Black, White
Thread Condition: Text: Intact
Other Materials: None
Stitch Types: Cross, Chain, Darning, Satin, Tent
Thread Count: Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Birthdate:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Birth Location:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
County: U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
State U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Death Date:
U.S. Find a Grave Index on Ancestry.com
Death Location:
U.S. Find a Grave Index on Ancestry.com
Religion:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Parents:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Houser Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Houser Family Tree on Ancestry.com
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Birth:
New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
Spouse: Thomas Lancaster Allen, M.D.Birth: Death:
Date: Nov. 19, 1817Place:
Children:
Marmaduke Watson AllenBirth: March 15, 1821Death:
Sarah Lancaster AllenBirth: Dec. 28, 1818Death:
Thomas Lancaster AllenBirth: Feb. 15, 1823Death:

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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