Object Details

Ann P. Newlin, 1805

Sampler Archive ID: SA001127
Maker: Ann Parker Newlin
Maker Birthplace: Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age: 13-15 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.109
Object Credit: Gift of Alice Trimble Pennell Allen, Westtown School class of 1914, in 1992.
Contributor: Westtown School


Physical Characteristics

Object type: Sampler
Needlework techniques: Embroidery Darning
Shape: Mostly square
Object Dimensions: 9.00 H x 9.00 W (inches)
Framed Dimensions: 12.70 H x 12.70 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
Ann P Newlin
West-Town Boarding
School
1805
Motifs/Symbols:
Scenes/Pictures: None
Ground: Linen
Ground Condition: Wear:
Cleanliness: spotted
Loss: none noted
Thread: Silk Linen
Thread Colors Front: Blue, 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:
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:
Death Location:
Religion:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Parents:
Titus_2010-03-01 Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Titus_2010-03-01 Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Titus_2010-03-01 Family Tree on Ancestry.com
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Titus_2010-03-01 Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Titus_2010-03-01 Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
Children:
Jabez JenkinsBirth: 1816Death: 1887

Object History

Previous Owners:

Name: Alice Trimble Pennell Allen
Relation to maker:

Conservation:
Exhibitions: Title: In Stitches: Unrveling 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

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