Margaret Williams, 1800. #SA001106

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Margaret Williams, 1800

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001106
Maker:	Margaret Williams
Maker Birthplace:	Burlington County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	Unknown
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1800
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.87
Object Credit:	Gift of Harriett Washburn Pellar and rest of Westtown Class of 1946 in 1981.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

13 H x 10.5 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Margaret Williams

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Linen

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
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:	City: County: U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com State U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Parents:	McCann-Coleman Family Tree on Ancestry.com	McCann-Coleman Family Tree on Ancestry.com	McCann-Coleman Family Tree on Ancestry.com
	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com	McCann-Coleman Family Tree on Ancestry.com	The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, finding aid, Winterthur Library
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Harriett Wahsburn Pellar 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