Object Details
|
|
Image courtesy of Westtown School |
Leatitia Miller, 1801
| Sampler Archive ID: | SA001156 |
|---|---|
| Maker: | Leatitia Miller |
| Maker Birthplace: | Salem County, New Jersey |
| Maker Age: | 10-12 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.139 |
| Object Credit: | Gift of Anne Wood in 2014. |
| Contributor: | Westtown School |
Physical Characteristics
| Object type: | Sampler |
|---|---|
| Needlework techniques: | Embroidery |
| Shape: | Mostly square |
| Object Dimensions: | 16 H x 17.5 W (inches) |
| Framed Dimensions: | There is no frame. |
| Borders: | 1 |
| Decorative Bands: | None |
| Dividing Lines: | None |
| Enclosures: |
Cartouches: No |
| Text types: | Personal initials, Date |
| Text medium: | Stitched |
|
|
|
| Motifs/Symbols: | Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric, Human made object |
| Scenes/Pictures: | None |
| Ground: | Linen |
| Ground Condition: |
Wear: Cleanliness: stained spotted Loss: none noted |
| Thread: | Silk Cotton |
| Thread Colors Front: | Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Rust, Tan, White |
| Thread Condition: |
Borders: Slight loss Text: Intact Symbols: Intact |
| Other Materials: | None |
| Stitch Types: | Cross, Long arm cross |
| Thread Count: |
Vertical: Horizontal: |
Maker History
Sources for the following information may be viewed by clicking on the links."
Sources for unlinked items are coming soon.
| Birth Name: |
U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birthdate: |
U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com | ||
| Birth Location: |
City: County: U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com State U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com
| ||
| Death Date: |
N.J. Deaths and Burials Index 1798-1971 on Ancestry.com
| ||
| Death Location: |
N.J Deaths and Burials Index 1798-1971 on Ancestry.com | ||
| Religion: |
U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com | ||
| Parents: |
U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com | U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com | U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com |
U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com
| U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com | U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com | |
| Marriages: |
| Children: |
|
|---|
Object History
| Previous Owners: | Name: Anne Wood |
|---|---|
| Conservation: | |
| Exhibitions: |
|
| Literature: |
Related Objects
Coming Soon
