Object Details

Susanna N. Richardson, 1814 (2)

Sampler Archive ID: SA001148
Maker: Susannah Richardson
Maker Birthplace: Middletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age: 10-12 years
Place Made: Middletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Year Made: 1814
Decade Made: 1810-1819
Owner: Westtown School
Accession Number: S.130
Object Credit: Gift of E. Newbold Cooper Jr., Westtown School class of 1944, in May 2003.
Contributor: Westtown School


Physical Characteristics

Object type: Sampler
Needlework techniques: Embroidery
Shape: Mostly square
Object Dimensions: 9.75 H x 11.25 W (inches)
Framed Dimensions: 11.50 H x 12.70 W (inches)
Borders: None
Decorative Bands: 1
Dividing Lines: 2
Enclosures:
Cartouches: No
Text types: Alphabet, Personal name, Personal initials, Date, Maker signature
Text medium: Stitched
Susanna N. Richardson
1814
Motifs/Symbols: Birds and insects, Floral and plant
Scenes/Pictures: None
Ground: Linen
Ground Condition: Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted
Thread: Linen
Thread Colors Front: Blue, Tan, White
Thread Condition: Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact
Other Materials: None
Stitch Types: Cross, Eyelet
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:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
U.S. Find a Grave index 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. Find a Grave index on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
Children:
Ann WillsBirth: 1830Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:

Name: E. Newbold Cooper, Jr.
Relation to maker:

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