Mary (or Elizabeth) Troth, c. 1831. #SA001161

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Mary (or Elizabeth) Troth, c. 1831

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001161
Maker:	Mary H. Troth
Maker Birthplace:	Camden, Camden County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1830s
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	G.2
Object Credit:	Gift of Horace W. Shelmire.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Map or Globe

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Sphere

Object Dimensions:

No dimensions for object

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Place name

Text medium:

Handwritten

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Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: surface dirt
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss

Other Materials:

Ink

Stitch Types:

, Catch stitch

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:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915
Death Location:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Parents:	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
	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:
	Spouse: Richard Shivers	Birth:	Death:
	Date: Dec. 14, 1836	Place:

Children:

Susan Shivers

Birth: c. 1840

Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Horace W. Shelmire 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
Literature:	Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015 Author(s): Jeanmarie Andrews Title: Holding the World in Stitches Publication/Publisher: Early American Life Date: April 2014 Author(s): Margaret B. Schiffer Title: Historical Needlework of Pennsylvania Publication/Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons Date: 1968 Author(s): Elizabeth Tarnove Title: Stitching Around the World: Behind the Scenes at the Los Angeles Co Museum of Art Publication/Publisher: Finelines, vol 1, no. 4 Date: Spring 1997 Author(s): Judith Tyner Title: Stitching The World: Westtown School's Embroidered Globes Publication/Publisher: Piecework, vol XII, no. 5 Date: Sept/Oct 2004 Author(s): Judith Tyner Title: The World in Silk: Embroidered Globes of Westtown School Publication/Publisher: Chester County Antiques Show catalog Date: 2011 Author(s): Judith Tyner Title: Stitching the World: Embroidered Maps and Women's Geographical Education Publication/Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd, England Date: 2015 Author(s): Robert McCracken Peck Title: The World on A String Publication/Publisher: The Magazine ANTIQUES Date: November/December 2019

Object Details