Multiple students, darning, c. 1819. #SA001033

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Multiple students, darning, c. 1819

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001033
Maker:	Susanna M. Payne (and six others, see Maker notes)
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	Unknown
Place Made:	Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1819 (circa)
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.17
Object Credit:	Gift of Abby and Mary Newhall (sisters) of Philadelphia in 1924.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery Darning

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

11.50 H x 10.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

14.00 H x 13.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Place name, Verse or other block of text, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

A semblance of darning from West-Town
to Providence School

S M Payne

A Penrose

S W Vail

R M Kinsey

B Barton

S Williamson

R Passmore

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Linen

Thread Colors Front:

Black, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Darning

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Sampler and Westtown School records
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: County: State:
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:	Westtown School student registers (Westtown School Archives)
Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Abby and Mary Newhall Relation to maker:
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 Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details