Unknown, architectural, c. 1804. #SA001141

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Unknown, architectural, c. 1804

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001141
Maker:	unknown
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	Unknown
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	c. 1802
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.123
Object Credit:	Gift of Anne Wood in 1996.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

10.25 H x 11.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

11.70 H x 13.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Text medium:

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Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape, school house and yard

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Brown, Gold, Green, Pink, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact

Other Materials:

Paint, paint used to tint sky

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Satin, Tent, Back stitch

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	unknown
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: County: State:
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:
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	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Anne Wood Relation to maker: Name: Margaret C. Evans Brinton 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 Title: A Place for Us: Vernacular Architecture in American Folk Art Host: American Folk Art Museum Location: New York, New York Date: Sep. 1996-Jan. 1997
Literature:	Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015 Author(s): Robert McCracken Peck Title: The World on A String Publication/Publisher: The Magazine ANTIQUES Date: November/December 2019

Object Details