Rebecca Sharpless, 1821. #SA001094

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Rebecca Sharpless, 1821

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001094
Maker:	Rebecca Sharpless
Maker Birthplace:	Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	7-9 years
Place Made:	Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1821
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.75
Object Credit:	Gift of the estate of Anna P. Sharpless in 1961.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

8.25 H x 12.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

9.75 H x 13.70 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

7th moth Rebecca Sharpless 26th 1821

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Cotton

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Green, Rust, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Birthdate:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682
Birth Location:	City: County: Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 State Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682
Death Date:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682
Death Location:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Parents:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682
	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Anna P. Sharpless 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