Mary Wily, 1804. #SA001022

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Mary Wily, 1804

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001022
Maker:	Mary Wily
Maker Birthplace:	Berks County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	16-18 years
Place Made:	Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1804
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.5
Object Credit:	Found in collection c. 1930s
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery Darning

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

9 H x 9 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

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:

Mary Wily
West-Town Boarding
School
1804

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Other linen gauze

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, White

Thread Condition:

Borders:
Text: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Darning

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: U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com State U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Death Date:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Death Location:
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	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
	Spouse: Mordecai Wright	Birth:	Death:
	Date: May 1, 1805	Place: Maiden Creek Meeting, Berks County, Pennsylvania
	Spouse: John Starr Pearson	Birth:	Death:
	Date: Sep. 6, 1815	Place: Maiden Creek Meeting, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Children:

Joseph	Birth: June 8, 1806	Death: Feb. 21, 1873
Penrose Wily	Birth: June 30, 1809	Death: Sep. 6, 1828
Sarah Ann	Birth: Feb. 8, 1811	Death: Sep. 20, 1849
Eleanor	Birth: Oct. 10, 1812	Death: Mar. 4, 1818

Previous Owners:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Historic Samplers of Berks County Host: Kathryn Lesieur, guest curator Location: Historical Society of Berks County, Reading, Pennsylvania Date: Apr. - Nov. 2006
Literature:	Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details

Mary Wily, 1804

Physical Characteristics

Maker History

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