Abigail Musgrave, 1819. #SA001101

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Abigail Musgrave, 1819

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001101
Maker:	Abigail Musgrave
Maker Birthplace:	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1819
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.82
Object Credit:	Gift of Dr. Amy Barton, Westtown class of 1930, in 1970.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

12.50 H x 16.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

14.00 H x 16.70 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Garland
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Abigail Musgrave
Weston
1819

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue

Thread Condition:

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:	City: County: presumed State U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Death Date:	U.S. Death Certificates Index 1803-1915 on Ancestry.com
Death Location:	U.S. Death Certificates Index 1803-1915 on Ancestry.com
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Parents:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com	U.S. Find a Grave Index on Ancestry.com	U.S. Find a Grave Index on Ancestry.com
	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Dr. Amy Barton Relation to maker:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details