Object Details

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Ann Evens, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID: SA001126
Maker: Ann Evans
Maker Birthplace: Burlington County, New Jersey
Maker Age: Unknown
Place Made:
Year Made:
Decade Made: Unsure
Owner: Westtown School
Accession Number: S.108
Contributor: Westtown School


Physical Characteristics

Object type: Sampler
Needlework techniques: Embroidery
Shape: Wide rectangle
Object Dimensions: 10.25 H x 17 W (inches)
Framed Dimensions: There is no frame.
Borders: None
Decorative Bands: None
Dividing Lines: 2
Enclosures:
Cartouches: No
Text types: Alphabet, Personal name, Maker signature
Text medium: Stitched
Ann Evens
Motifs/Symbols: Geometric
Scenes/Pictures: None
Ground: Linen
Ground Condition: Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted
Thread: Cotton
Thread Colors Front: Blue, Green
Thread Condition: Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact
Other Materials: None
Stitch Types: Cross, Eyelet, Queen or rococo
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:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Death Location:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Religion:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Parents:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
Children:

Object History

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

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