Unknown, floral and animal motifs, 1803. #SA001043

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Unknown, floral and animal motifs, 1803

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001043
Maker:	unknown
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	Unknown
Place Made:	Westtown Township, Chester County County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1803
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.27
Object Credit:	Found in collection c. 1930s.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

18 H x 15 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Octagon
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Place name, Date, Other, Place and date

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

WestTown Boarding
School
1803

Motifs/Symbols:

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

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Brown, Gold, Green, Pink, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Considerable loss
Text: Considerable loss
Symbols: Considerable loss

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:

Previous Owners:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details