Sidney Matlack, 1812. #SA001137

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Sidney Matlack, 1812

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001137
Maker:	Sidney Matlack
Maker Birthplace:	Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	16-18 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.119
Object Credit:	Gift of John T. Dutton in 1993.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery Darning

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

8.75 H x 9.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

14.20 H x 14.50 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Sidney. Matlack.
Weston School
1812.

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: 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:	City: County: State U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Death Date:	Pennsylvania & New Jersey, U.S., Church & Town Records, 1669-2013
Death Location:
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Parents:	Lewis/Calvert Tree on Ancestry.com	Lewis/Calvert Tree on Ancestry.com	Lewis/Calvert Tree on Ancestry.com
	Father: Simeon Matlack	Birth: 1755	Lewis/Calvert Tree on Ancestry.com
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: John T. Dutton 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

Object Details