Sampler Archive ID: | SA001019 |
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Maker: | Mary Reeves |
Maker Birthplace: | Red Bank, Gloucester County, New Jersey |
Maker Age: | 13-15 years |
Place Made: | Red Bank, West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey |
Year Made: | 1800 |
Decade Made: | 1800-1809 |
Owner: | Westtown School |
Accession Number: | S.2 |
Object Credit: | Donated by Esther Maule, Westtown class of 1911, in 1935 |
Contributor: | Westtown School |
Object type: | Sampler | |||
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Needlework techniques: | Embroidery | |||
Shape: | Mostly square | |||
Object Dimensions: | 16.50 H x 17.50 W (inches) | |||
Framed Dimensions: | 18.70 H x 19.50 W (inches) | |||
Borders: | None | |||
Decorative Bands: | 10 | |||
Dividing Lines: | 4 | |||
Enclosures: |
Cartouches: No | |||
Text types: | Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Personal initials, Date, Verse or other block of text, Verse, Maker signature | |||
Text medium: | Stitched | |||
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Motifs/Symbols: | Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object | |||
Scenes/Pictures: | None | |||
Ground: | Linen | |||
Ground Condition: |
Wear: Cleanliness: stained spotted Loss: none noted |
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Thread: | Silk | |||
Thread Colors Front: | Black, Brown, Gold, Green, Pink, Tan, White | |||
Thread Condition: |
Text: Intact Symbols: Slight loss |
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Other Materials: | None | |||
Stitch Types: | Cross, Chain, Eyelet, Queen or rococo, Satin | |||
Thread Count: |
Vertical: Horizontal: |
Sources for the following information may be viewed by clicking on the links."
Birth Name: |
U.S.Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com and label on back of frame
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Birthdate: |
U.S.Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com and label on back of frame | ||
Birth Location: |
label on back of frame County: U. S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com and label on back of frame State U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com and label on back of frame
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Death Date: |
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com and label on back of frame
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Death Location: |
label on back of frame | ||
Religion: |
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com | ||
Parents: |
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com | U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com | U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com |
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com and label on back of frame.
| U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com | U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com | |
Marriages: | |||
Spouse: Michael C. Fisher | Birth: | Death: | |
Date: Feb. 19, 1818 | Place: Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey |
Children: |
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Previous Owners: | Name: Esther Maule |
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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 |