Object Details

Rebecca Budd, 1801

Sampler Archive ID: SA001145
Maker: Rebecca Budd
Maker Birthplace: Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey
Maker Age: 19-20+ years
Place Made: Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:Westtown Boarding School
Year Made: 1801
Decade Made: 1800-1809
Owner: Westtown School
Accession Number: S.127
Object Credit: Gift of Barclay White in June 2001.
Contributor: Westtown School


Physical Characteristics

Object type: Sampler
Needlework techniques: Embroidery
Shape: Mostly square
Object Dimensions: 11.5 H x 12.5 W (inches)
Framed Dimensions: There is no frame.
Borders: None
Decorative Bands: None
Dividing Lines: None
Enclosures: Garland, Octagon
Cartouches: Yes
Text types: Personal name, Personal initials, Place name, Date, Maker signature
Text medium: Stitched
Westtown School

R. Budd
1801
Motifs/Symbols: Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric, Human made object
Scenes/Pictures: None
Ground: Silk
Ground Condition: Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted
Thread: Silk
Thread Colors Front: Blue
Thread Condition: Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact
Other Materials: None
Stitch Types: Cross
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:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
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:
N.J. US Marriage Records, 1683-1802, on Ancestry.com
Birth: Death: 1813
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Birth:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
Children:
Stacy ComlyBirth: 1805Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:

Name: Barclay White
Relation to maker: descendant of maker's husband

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

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