Object Details
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Image courtesy of Westtown School |
Unknown, globe, n.d.
| Sampler Archive ID: | SA001165 |
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| Maker: | unknown |
| Maker Birthplace: | Unknown |
| Maker Age: | Unknown |
| Place Made: | Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| School/Teacher: | Westtown Boarding School |
| Year Made: | |
| Decade Made: | Unsure |
| Owner: | Westtown School |
| Accession Number: | G.6 |
| Object Credit: | Gift of Virginia Balderston in memory of George Balderston, Westtown School class of 1913. |
| Contributor: | Westtown School |
Physical Characteristics
| Object type: | Map or Globe |
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| Needlework techniques: | Embroidery |
| Shape: | Sphere |
| Object Dimensions: | No dimensions for object |
| Framed Dimensions: | There is no frame. |
| Borders: | None |
| Decorative Bands: | None |
| Dividing Lines: | None |
| Enclosures: |
Cartouches: No |
| Text types: | Place name |
| Text medium: | Handwritten |
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| Motifs/Symbols: | |
| Scenes/Pictures: | None |
| Ground: | Silk |
| Ground Condition: |
Wear: Cleanliness: clean Loss: none noted |
| Thread: | Silk |
| Thread Colors Front: | |
| Thread Condition: |
Symbols: Slight loss |
| Other Materials: | Ink |
| Stitch Types: | Running, laid and couched |
| Thread Count: |
Vertical: Horizontal: |
Maker History
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| Birth Name: | unknown | ||
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| Religion: |
presumed | ||
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Object History
| Previous Owners: | Name: Virginia Balderston |
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| 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 Author(s): Pat Bringhurst Reed, ed. Author(s): Author(s): Robert McCracken Peck |
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