Lucy Abbott, c. 1804. #SA001136

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Lucy Abbott, c. 1804

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001136
Maker:	Lucy Abbott
Maker Birthplace:	Burlington County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	16-18 years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	c. 1804
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.118
Object Credit:	Gift of Cicely C. Post in 1993.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery Darning

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

9.25 H x 9.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

12.00 H x 12.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Place name, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Lucy Abbott
West-Town Boarding
School

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Linen

Thread Colors Front:

Black, 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:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Death Location:
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Parents:	New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1683-1802	Lisa's Family Tree 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: Cicely C. Post 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
Literature:	Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details