Abigail Ellis, 1811 (1). #SA001074

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Abigail Ellis, 1811 (1)

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001074
Maker:	Abigail Ellis
Maker Birthplace:	Mansfield, Burlington County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1811
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.58a
Object Credit:	Gift of Dorothy Deacon Rock in 1951.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery Darning

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

8.50 H x 8.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

10.50 H x 20.70 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature, Description

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

A Specimen of 
darning from West_Town 
by Abigail Ellis.
1811

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, White

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Straight

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:	"Ellis Working Tree" 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:
Death Location:	"Ellis Working Tree" 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	"Ellis Working Tree" on Ancestry.com	"Ellis Working Tree" on Ancestry.com
	"Ellis Working Tree" on Ancestry.com	"Ellis Working Tree" on Ancestry.com	"Ellis Working Tree" on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
	Spouse: Josiah Folwell	Birth:	Death:
	Date: Oct. 15, 1823	Place: Upper Springfield MM, New Jersey

Children:

Amos Ellis Folwell	Birth: 1824	Death: 1826
Nathan Folwell	Birth: 1827	Death: 1893
Charles Ellis Folwell	Birth: 1829	Death: 1908

Previous Owners:	Name: Dorothy Deacon Rock Relation to maker:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: In Stitches: Unraveling Their Stories Host: Chester County Historical Society Location: West Chester, PA Date: Dec. 2011-Sep. 2012
Literature:	Author(s): Brooks, Mary Uhl Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details