Mary Eldridge, 1830. #SA001040

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Mary Eldridge, 1830

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001040
Maker:	Mary Eldridge
Maker Birthplace:	Goshen township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School, Sarah Conard
Year Made:	1830
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.24
Object Credit:	Gift of Jonathan Eldridge in 1933.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

Framed Dimensions:

14.00 H x 14.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Mary Eldridge Westtown School 1830

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Cotton Unsure

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Four sided, Crossed rice stitch

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:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com 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:	Dee Eldridge Sharp's Family Tree on Ancestry.com	The Sharples-Sharpless Family, vol 1, Bart Anderson, ed. (West Chester, PA: 1996, p. 157	The Sharples-Sharpless Family, vol 1, Bart Anderson, ed. (West Chester, PA: 1996), p. 157
	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	Dee Eldridge Sharp's Family Tree on Ancestry.com	Dee Eldridge Sharp's Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Jonathan Eldridge Relation to maker: nephew (son of maker's brother David)
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