Unknown, eight alphabets, n.d.. #SA001037

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Unknown, eight alphabets, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001037
Maker:	unknown
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	Unknown
Place Made:	Westtown Township, Chester County County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:
Decade Made:	Unsure
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.21
Object Credit:	Found in collection c. 1930s.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

14.00 H x 17.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

17.20 H x 20.20 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal initials, Place name, Other, Place name

Text medium:

Stitched

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West-Town Boarding School

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Unsure

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	unknown
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: County: State:
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:
Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:
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 Sampler Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details