Lydia Matlack, c. 1804. #SA001125

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Lydia Matlack, c. 1804

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001125
Maker:	Lydia Matlack
Maker Birthplace:	Chestertown, Burlington County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	4-6 years
Place Made:	Burlington County, New Jersey
Year Made:	c. 1804
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.107
Object Credit:	Gift of G. Richard and Anna Evans Bacon, both Westtown School class of 1928, in 1991.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

11.75 H x 8.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

16.00 H x 12.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Lydia Matlack her w
ork [wrou]ght in the seve
nth year of her age

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Cotton

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Green, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Text: Considerable loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Long arm cross, Queen or rococo, Tent

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Birthdate:	United States
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:	Find-a-Grave on Ancestry.com
Death Location:
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Parents:	Note on back of sampler	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	Find-a-Grave on Ancestry.com
	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	Find-a-Grave on Ancestry.com
Marriages:

Children:

Sarah Lippincott

Birth: 1822

Death: 1861

Previous Owners:	Name: G. Richard and Anna Bacon Evans 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