Rachel Hunt, 1808. #SA001055

Image courtesy of Westtown School, West Chester, Pennsylvania

Rachel Hunt, 1808

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001055
Maker:	Rachel Hunt
Maker Birthplace:	Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	16-18 years
Place Made:	Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1808
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.39
Object Credit:	Gift of Margaret S. Roberts Linton, Westtown class of 1907, in 1945.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery Darning

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

8.50 H x 8.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

10.00 H x 9.50 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

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Rachel Hunt.
Weston School.
1808.

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Linen

Thread Colors Front:

Black, White

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	sampler
Birthdate:	"A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892
Birth Location:	"A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892 County: "A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892 State "A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892
Death Date:	"A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892
Death Location:
Religion:	"A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892
Parents:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records 1681-1935, in Ancestry.com U.S. Quaker Meeting records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	Wikipedia	Wikipedia
	"A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892	Birth:	"A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892
Marriages:
	Spouse: David Roberts	Birth:	Death:
	Date: March 15, 1815	Place:

Children:

Esther	Birth: Aug. 28, 1816	Death:
Elisha	Birth: June 30, 1818	Death:
Edwin	Birth: Feb. 24, 1821	Death:
Joseph	Birth: July 25, 1823	Death:
Mary	Birth: Aug. 21, 1825	Death:
Rebecca	Birth: Aug. 7, 1827	Death:
Anna B.	Birth: Oct. 10, 1829	Death: 1846
Susanna	Birth: April 1, 1832	Death:
Rachel H.	Birth: Jan. 30, 1834	Death: Jan. 21, 1919

Previous Owners:	Name: Margaret M. S. Linton Relation to maker: unknown
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

Object Details

Rachel Hunt, 1808

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