Object Details

Mary Ann Green, 1816

Sampler Archive ID: SA001112
Maker: Mary Ann Green
Maker Birthplace: Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
Maker Age: 13-15 years
Place Made: West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:Westtown Boarding School
Year Made: 1816
Decade Made: 1810-1819
Owner: Westtown School
Accession Number: S.93
Object Credit: Gift of Caroline Blackburn Lovett, Westtown class of 1912, in 1982.
Contributor: Westtown School


Physical Characteristics

Object type: Sampler
Needlework techniques: Embroidery Darning
Shape: Mostly square
Object Dimensions: 10.25 H x 10.5 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
Mary Ann Green
West Town 1816
Motifs/Symbols:
Scenes/Pictures: None
Ground: Linen
Ground Condition: Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted
Thread: Silk Linen
Thread Colors Front: Black, 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:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Birthdate:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Birth Location:
Pennsylvania, U.S. Death Certificates 1906-1967 on Ancestry.com
County: Pennsylvania, U.S. Death Certificates 1906-1967 on Ancestry.com
State Pennsylvania, U.S. Death Certificates 1906-1967 on Ancestry.com
Death Date:
Delaware, U.S. Death Records, 1861-1933
Death Location:
Delaware, U.S. Death Records, 1861-1933
Religion:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Parents:
U.S. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, vol. I-VI
Birth: Death:
U.S. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, vol. I-VI
Birth:
Delaware, U.S. Wills & Probate Records 1676-1791 on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
Spouse: Jerris C. BarstowBirth: Death:
Date: Place:
Spouse: Joseph HillBirth: Death:
Date: Place:
Children:
J. C. Barstow Jr.Birth: 1821Death:
Hannah HillBirth: 1833Death: 1924

Object History

Previous Owners:

Name: Caroline Blackburn Lovett
Relation to maker:

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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