Object Details
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Image courtesy of Winterthur Museum |
Ruth Wright, 1815
| Sampler Archive ID: | SA000245 |
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| Maker: | Ruth Wright |
| Maker Birthplace: | Salem, Salem County, New Jersey |
| Maker Age: | years |
| Place Made: | West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| School/Teacher: | Westtown School |
| Year Made: | 1815 |
| Decade Made: | 1810-1819 |
| Owner: | Winterthur Museum |
| Accession Number: | 1969.0046 |
| Object Credit: | Museum purchase |
| Contributor: | Winterthur Museum |
Physical Characteristics
| Object type: | Map or Globe |
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| Needlework techniques: | Embroidery ink drawing |
| Shape: | Sphere Sphere Circumference: 16 inches. |
| 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: | , planet Earth continents and bodies of water |
| Ground: | Silk Silk is typical of the outer shell of globes but t |
| Ground Condition: |
Wear: Cleanliness: Clean Loss: none noted |
| Thread: | Silk |
| Thread Colors Front: | Green, Orange, White |
| Thread Condition: | |
| Other Materials: | Ink, Place names are written in ink. |
| Stitch Types: | Running, , couching |
| Thread Count: |
Vertical: Horizontal: |
Maker History
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| Birth Name: |
note attached to object, written by previous owner, U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
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| Birthdate: |
U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 | ||
| Birth Location: |
U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 County: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 State U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, census records
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| Death Date: |
New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
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| Death Location: |
New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 | ||
| Religion: |
U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 | ||
| Parents: |
http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.ridgway/1.4.143.149.1/mb.ashx | http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.ridgway/1.4.143.149.1/mb.ashx | http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.ridgway/1.4.143.149.1/mb.ashx |
U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
| U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 | http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.ridgway/1.4.143.149.1/mb.ashx | |
| Marriages: | |||
| Spouse:
New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985, | Birth:
ancestry.com family trees, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/z/e/Diane-B-Szeliga/ODT10-0054.html | Death:
Ancestry.com family trees, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/z/e/Diane-B-Szeliga/ODT10-0054.html | |
| Date:
New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985 | Place:
New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985 |
| Children: |
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Object History
| Previous Owners: | Name: Mrs. Arthur Lane |
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| Conservation: |
Conservator: Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE |
| Exhibitions: |
Title: Common Destinations: Maps in the American Experience Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: Apr. 20, 2013 – Jan. 5, 2014 |
| Literature: |
Author(s): Winterthur Museum Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Author(s): Margaret B. Schiffer |
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