Sarah N. Barton, n.d.. #SA001038

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Sarah N. Barton, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001038
Maker:	Sarah N Barton
Maker Birthplace:	Camden County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	Unknown
Place Made:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Unknown
Year Made:
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.22
Object Credit:	Gift of Richard and Christine Gummere through Lydia Flagg Gummere in 1938.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

8.00 H x 12.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

11.00 H x 15.20 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

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Sarah N. Barton

JBaker

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Architectural, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Other, school house and yard

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Cotton

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Queen or rococo, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	sampler & 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:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
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	Death:
	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: Abel Hillman	Birth:	Death:
	Date: Nov. 21, 1816	Place: Gloucester, New Jersey, U.S.

Children:

Nathaniel Barton Hillman	Birth: Nov. 5, 1817	Death:
Martha E. Hillman	Birth: Feb. 3, 1819	Death:
Richard J. Hillman	Birth: Sep. 29, 1822	Death: Feb. 25, 1851
Rebecca Hillman	Birth: Sep. 21, 1824	Death:
SarahH. Hillman	Birth: Sep. 22, 1826	Death:
Joshua B. Hillman	Birth: Dec. 6, 1828	Death:
Elizabeth Hillman	Birth: Feb. 14, 1832	Death: Feb. 10, 1833
Rachel Hillman	Birth: Oct. 14, 1820	Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Richard (and Christine) Gummere Relation to maker: Maker was sister of Richard Gummere's grandfather's second wife (ELizabeth Barton m. Samuel James Gummere).
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): Margaret B. Schiffer Title: Chester County Samplers Publication/Publisher: Antiques (Straight Enterprises, Inc., New York) Date: January 1963 Author(s): Margaret B. Schiffer Title: Historical Needlework of Pennsylvania Publication/Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons Date: 1968 Author(s): Betty Ring, ed. Title: Needlework: An Historical Survey Publication/Publisher: Main Street / Universe Books, New York Date: 1975 Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details

Sarah N. Barton, n.d.

Physical Characteristics

Maker History

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