Mary Hart, Ackworth School Sampler, 1810
Name/Title
Mary Hart, Ackworth School Sampler, 1810Entry/Object ID
2019.2.1Tags
Ackworth School, Embroidery, Quaker sampler, Sampler, Counted-thread embroideryDescription
Polychrome square sampler with half medallions along the outher border and garlands with floral motifs in the center circling the inscription, "Mary Hart, Ackworth School, 1810."Use
Ackworth medallion samplers preserved the patterns for medallions that were placed on tokens made for friends and loved ones as gifts.Context
Ackworth School samplers are amongst the most sought after of all English schoolgirl needlework, and medallion samplers are considered the most desirable of this genre. The Ackworth school was founded in 1779 and later served as te template for American Quaker schools, most notabley, the Westtown School in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Male and female students were separated and both received a structured and disciplined year-round educaiton with no holidays or summer breaks. Female students learned samplermaking and needlworking skills in addition to their academic curriculum, and accourding to Elfrida Vipont in, Ackworth School, worked their samplers in one color of silk for the sake of economy. This sampler, however, is in polychorme silks.Collection
ERS Sampler CollectionCategory
Counted thread embroidery
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Mary HartAttribution
Attributed to Ackworth SchoolRole
StudentTime Period
19th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
EnglandTextile Details
Textile Shape
SquareEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
EnglandCulture/Tribe
Quaker