Mary Ann Green, 1816. #SA001112

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Mary Ann Green, 1816

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001112
Maker:	Mary Ann Green
Maker Birthplace:	Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1816
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.93
Object Credit:	Gift of Caroline Blackburn Lovett, Westtown class of 1912, in 1982.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery Darning

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

10.25 H x 10.5 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

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 Ann Green
West Town 1816

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Linen

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Tan

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Birthdate:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Birth Location:	Pennsylvania, U.S. Death Certificates 1906-1967 on Ancestry.com County: Pennsylvania, U.S. Death Certificates 1906-1967 on Ancestry.com State Pennsylvania, U.S. Death Certificates 1906-1967 on Ancestry.com
Death Date:	Delaware, U.S. Death Records, 1861-1933
Death Location:	Delaware, U.S. Death Records, 1861-1933
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Parents:	U.S. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, vol. I-VI	Birth:	Death:
	U.S. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, vol. I-VI	Birth:	Delaware, U.S. Wills & Probate Records 1676-1791 on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
	Spouse: Jerris C. Barstow	Birth:	Death:
	Date:	Place:
	Spouse: Joseph Hill	Birth:	Death:
	Date:	Place:

Children:

J. C. Barstow Jr.	Birth: 1821	Death:
Hannah Hill	Birth: 1833	Death: 1924

Previous Owners:	Name: Caroline Blackburn Lovett 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