Mary Garrett, 1816. #SA001097

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Mary Garrett, 1816

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001097
Maker:	Mary Garrett
Maker Birthplace:	Middletown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	19-20+ years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1816
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.78
Object Credit:	Gift of Thomas T. Rudolph in 1965.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery Darning

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

10.50 H x 10.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

11.50 H x 11.70 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Mary Garrett
West Town School
1816

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Linen

Thread Colors Front:

Black, White

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	The Sharples-Sharpless Family volume 1, 1966
Birthdate:	The Sharples-Sharpless Family volume 1, 1966
Birth Location:	The Sharples-Sharpless Family volume 1, 1966 County: The Sharples-Sharpless Family volume 1, 1966 State The Sharples-Sharpless Family volume 1, 1966
Death Date:	The Sharples-Sharpless Family volume 1, 1966
Death Location:	The Sharples-Sharpless Family volume 1, 1966
Religion:	The Sharples-Sharpless Family volume 1, 1966 and attendance at Westtown School
Parents:	The Sharples-Sharpless Family volume 1, 1966	The Sharples-Sharpless Family volume 1, 1966	The Sharples-Sharpless Family volume 1, 1966
	The Sharples-Sharpless Family volume 1, 1966	The Sharples-Sharpless Family volume 1, 1966	The Sharples-Sharpless Family volume 1, 1966
Marriages:
	Spouse: Jonathan Maris	Birth:	Death:
	Date: Nov. 14, 1822	Place: Goshen Friends Meeting, Chester County , Pennsylvania

Children:

Hannah Garrett

Birth: 1824

Death: 1849

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Thomas T. Rudolph Relation to maker: great-great-great grandson
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