Hannah Pennell, 1813. #SA001140

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Hannah Pennell, 1813

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001140
Maker:	Hannah Pennell
Maker Birthplace:	Middletown, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	7-9 years
Place Made:	Middletown, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1813
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.122
Object Credit:	Gift of Deborah Fawcett Hadden, Westtown Class of 1973, in 1995.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

10.25 H x 13.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

15.20 H x 18.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Hannah Pennell. 1813.

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Green, Rust, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Eyelet, Long arm cross, Queen or rococo, Satin, bargello

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 (compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed 1887)
Birthdate:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 (compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed 1887)
Birth Location:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 (compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed 1887) County: Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 (compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed 1887) State Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 (compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed 1887)
Death Date:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 (compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed 1887)
Death Location:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 (compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed 1887)
Religion:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 (compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed 1887)
Parents:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 (compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed 1887)	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 (compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed 1887)	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 (compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed 1887)
	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 (compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed 1887)	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 (compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed 1887)	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 (compiled by Gilbert Cope, printed 1887)
Marriages:

Children:

Joseph P. Smedley

Birth: 1827

Death: 1872

Previous Owners:	Name: Deborah Fawcett Hadden Relation to maker: descendant of the 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