Elisabeth Wighton

Location: Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum and Community Centre, Ontario

Estimated Date Stitched:
1842

Estimated Age of Stitcher:
10

School and/or Teacher:
Grant School

Name of Stitcher:
Elisabeth Wighton

Type of Sampler:
alphabet, numbers

Size of Sampler:
Width: 8.25in
Height: 16.5in

✔︎ Framed

Description:

Condition: Excellent

Description of condition:

The only real issue is one thread colour is almost exactly the same as the background material making those letters difficult to read. Of course this thread colour likely has faded.

Fabric has no holes in it. Some areas of the stitching appear to have been pulled a bit more than others.

Fabric Type:
Linen

Approximate thread count:
28

Embroidery thread type:
cotton

Number of letters: Number of Alphabets: 1

Case: Upper Case

Description of alphabets:

Alphabet is done in duplicate meaning AA, BB, etc

Ends with 2 “&”

Many lines of capital letters in no apparent combination or reason. Many pairs have one letter duplicated but does not seem to likely be peoples initials. Looks like more for practice.

Number of sets of numerals: Number of sets of numerals: 1

Description of numerals:

On the very bottom of the sampler from 1 – 10

Borders:

Motifs: animals, other

Type of stitches: cross

Name or initials on sampler: Elisabeth Wighton

Verse or Inscription:

Work age 10 Grant School Old ?? Looks to say “Rattky”.

Owner / Donor Story:

William McArthur who donated their whole house goods July 16 1986

Other Information:

Guessing that Grant school was in Grant Mills Ontario. Grant Mills Ontario was called this as Lewis Grant claimed land there that was entitled to his father. Grants Mills was in Edwardsburgh Township. Grant Mills is now Hyndman and in 2001 the township was amalgamated with the Village of Cardinal and is known as Edwardsburgh/Cardinal.

Photographs

No. of photographs: Number of photographs: 3

Description of photographs:

Whole sampler

Upper sampler close up

Bottom sampler close up

Reference numbers: (Museum, archive or other references associated with sampler)

Accession Number 986.040.416a,b

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