Object Details

Elizabeth Robinson, 1811 (1)

Sampler Archive ID: SA001084
Maker: Elizabeth Robinson
Maker Birthplace: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Maker Age: 16-18 years
Place Made: Westtown, Chester County, South Carolina
School/Teacher:Westtown Boarding School
Year Made: 1811
Decade Made: 1810-1819
Owner: Westtown School
Accession Number: S.65
Object Credit: Gift of Mary Stapler Malone in 1957.
Contributor: Westtown School


Physical Characteristics

Object type: Sampler
Needlework techniques: Embroidery
Shape: Tall rectangle
Object Dimensions: 13.00 H x 8.50 W (inches)
Framed Dimensions: 15.00 H x 10.50 W (inches)
Borders: None
Decorative Bands: None
Dividing Lines: None
Enclosures: Cartouche
Cartouches: Yes
Text types: Personal initials, Place name, Date, Maker signature
Text medium: Stitched
ER
Weston School
1811
Motifs/Symbols: Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric
Scenes/Pictures: None
Ground: Linen
Ground Condition: Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted
Thread: Linen
Thread Colors Front: Blue, Green, Tan, White
Thread Condition: Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact
Other Materials: None
Stitch Types: Cross
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:
Delaware U.S. Death Records 1861-1933 on Ancestry.com
Death Location:
Delaware U.S. Death Records 1861-1933 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
History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family on Ancestry.com
Death:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family on Ancestry.com
Death:
Marriages:
Spouse: Stephan M. StaplerBirth: Death:
Date: April 30, 1824Place: Wilmington Monthly Meeting, Delaware
Children:
Mary StaplerBirth: 1826Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:

Name: Mary Stapler Malone
Relation to maker:

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

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