Object Details

Catherine W. Baldwin, c. 1822

Sampler Archive ID: SA001116
Maker: Catherine Baldwin
Maker Birthplace: Uwchlan, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age: 16-18 years
Place Made: Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:Westtown Boarding School
Year Made: c. 1822
Decade Made: 1820-1829
Owner: Westtown School
Accession Number: S.98
Object Credit: Gift of Ruth Brinton Perara, Westtown class of 1920, and Charles Perera in 1984.
Contributor: Westtown School


Physical Characteristics

Object type: Sampler
Needlework techniques: Embroidery Darning
Shape: Mostly square
Object Dimensions: 9.25 H x 9.25 W (inches)
Framed Dimensions: 12.00 H x 12.00 W (inches)
Borders: None
Decorative Bands: None
Dividing Lines: None
Enclosures:
Cartouches: No
Text types: Personal name, Place name, Maker signature
Text medium: Stitched
Catharine W Baldwin
Weston
Motifs/Symbols:
Scenes/Pictures: None
Ground: Linen
Ground Condition: Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted
Thread: Silk Linen
Thread Colors Front: Black, 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 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:
The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500 to 1881 on Ancestry.com
Death Location:
Religion:
Parents:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500 to 1881 on Ancestry.com
The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500 to 1881 on Ancestry.com
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500 to 1881 on Ancestry.com
The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500 to 1881 on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:

Name: Ruth and Charles Perera
Relation to maker:

Conservation:
Exhibitions: Title: In Stitches: Unraveling Their Stories
Host: Chester County Historical Society
Location: 2015
Date: Dec. 2011-Sep. 2012

Literature:

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

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