Sarah Gawthrop, 1815. #SA001118

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Sarah Gawthrop, 1815

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001118
Maker:	Sarah Gawthrop
Maker Birthplace:	New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1815
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.100
Object Credit:	Gift of Barbara Gawtrhop Hallowell in 1986.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery Darning

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

9.50 H x 9.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

12.20 H x 12.20 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:

Sarah Gawthrop
West town Boarding School
6 mo 1815

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Linen

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Green, Tan, 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:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Birthdate:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Birth Location:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com County: U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com State U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Death Date:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Death Location:	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Parents:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com	Gawthrop Genealogy from England to America/2014 Family Tree on Ancestry.com	Gawthrop Genealogy from England to America/2014 Family Tree on Ancestry.com
	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com	Gawthrop Genealogy from England to America/2014 Family Tree on Ancestry.com	Gawthrop Genealogy from England to America/2014 Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
	Spouse: Joseph Seal	Birth:	Death:
	Date: 1823	Place: New Garden Meeting, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Children:

Thomas Gilpin Seal	Birth: 1824	Death: 1915
Rachel E. Seal	Birth: 1826	Death: 1856
William Seal	Birth: 1828	Death: 1914
Elizabeth Seal	Birth: 1830	Death: 1851
Sarah Ann Seal	Birth: 1833	Death: 1864
Phebe Seal	Birth: 1835	Death: 1915
Mary Jane Seal	Birth: 1837	Death: 1929
Joel A. Seal	Birth: 1839	Death: 1925
Joseph Gilpin Seal	Birth: 1841	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Barbara Gawthrop Hallowell Relation to maker: great-great-great granddaughter of maker's uncle
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: In Stitches: Unrraveling 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