Unknown, medallions & cartouche, n.d.. #SA001087

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Unknown, medallions & cartouche, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001087
Maker:	unknown
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	Unknown
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:
Decade Made:	Unsure
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.68
Object Credit:	Gift of Margaret C. Evans Brinton in 1958.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

16.75 H x 13.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

18.20 H x 14.20 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Garland
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal initials, Place name

Text medium:

Click to View Text Transcription:

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric, heart inside medallion

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Linen

Thread Colors Front:

Black, 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:	unknown
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: County: State:
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:
Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Margaret C. Evans Brinton 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

Object Details