Sarah Woodward, 1805. #SA001119

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Sarah Woodward, 1805

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001119
Maker:	Sarah Woodward
Maker Birthplace:	Monmouth County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	19-20+ years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1805
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.101
Object Credit:	Gift of Ellizabeth Grigg in 1989.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

13.00 H x 11.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

16.20 H x 14.20 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Sarah Woodward
West-Town Boarding School. 1805

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin, Unsure, top (and other?) dividing line

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:	New Jersey, U.S., Deaths, Burials Index 1798-1971
Death Location:	New Jersey, U.S., Deaths, Burials Index 1798-1971
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
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 and U.S. Find-a-Grave Index on Ancestry.com	U.S. Find-a-Grave Index on Ancestry.com	U.S. Find-a-Grave Index on Ancestry.com
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Elizabeth Grigg Relation to maker: Name: Elizabeth Grigg 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 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 Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details