Susan Ecroyd, c. 1840. #SA001162

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Susan Ecroyd, c. 1840

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001162
Maker:	Susan Haworth Ecroyd
Maker Birthplace:	Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	c.1840
Decade Made:	1840-1849
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	G.3
Object Credit:	Gift of Harriett M. Rhoads
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:

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Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted surface dirt
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Green, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Considerable loss

Other Materials:

Paint, Ink

Stitch Types:

Running, Catch stitch and laid and couched

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Birthdate:	findagrave.com/Memorial
Birth Location:	City: County: findagrave.com/Memorial State findagrave.com/Memorial
Death Date:	findagrave.com/Memorial
Death Location:	findagrave.com/Memorial
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. 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. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
	Spouse: James Lippincott	Birth:	Death:
	Date: April 29, 1857	Place: Haddonfield Monthly Meeting, New Jersey

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Harriett M. Rhoads 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): Robert McCracken Peck Title: The World on A String Publication/Publisher: The Magazine ANTIQUES Date: November/December 2019

Object Details