Unknown, green alphabets, n.d.. #SA001129

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Unknown, green alphabets, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001129
Maker:	unknown
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	Unknown
Place Made:
Year Made:
Decade Made:	Unsure
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.111
Object Credit:	Gift of Alice Trimble Pennell Allen, Westtown School class of 1914, in 1992.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

11.25 H x 11.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

15.70 H x 16.20 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal initials

Text medium:

Stitched

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Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Cotton

Thread Colors Front:

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	unknown
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: County: State:
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:
Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Alice Trimble Pennell Allen Relation to maker:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: In Stitches: Unraveling Their Stories Host: Chester County Historical Society Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania 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

Object Details