Rachel Bell Pooser, 1824. #SA000128

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Rachel Bell Pooser, 1824

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000128
Maker:	Rachel Bell Pooser
Maker Birthplace:	Orange County, South Carolina
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina
Year Made:	1824
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	2007.28
Object Credit:	Museum purchase M. Finkel & Daughter
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

21.20 H x 21.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

23.50 H x 24.00 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouche
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Biblical scripture, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Like as a father Pitieth his children, so the LORD Pitieth them that fear him.

 Rachel Bell Pooser
Wrought this Sampler
  June 14, 1824
  aged 17 Years

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Green, Red, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet

Thread Count:

Vertical: 42
Horizontal: 42

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	cemetery records
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: cemetery records State: South Carolina
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	husband was a protestant minister
Parents:	Mother: Margaret Weimer	Ancestry.com family trees	Death:
	Boyd Family Information Center	International Genealogical Index family group record	International Genealogical Index family group record
Marriages:
	Spouse: Boyd Family Information Center	Birth: cemetery records Marion Methodist Churchyard, Marion County, South Carolina	Death: cemetery records Marion Methodist Churchyard, Marion County, South Carolina
	Date: Boyd Family Information Center	Place: Boyd Family Information Center

Children:

Elizabeth Pooser	Birth: uncertain	Death:
Sarah Ann Pooser	Birth: Sep. 26, 1831	Death: Sep. 9, 1920
Robert Watson Pooser	Birth: May 27, 1833	Death: Aug. 10, 1900
Charles Wesley Pooser	Birth: Mar. 27, 1835	Death: May 2, 1863
Mary Eliza Pooser	Birth: Feb. 1838	Death: Mar. 10, 1915
John A. Pooser	Birth: Mar. 3, 1848	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: M. Finkel & Daughter Relation to maker: none/dealer
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 11, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008
Literature:

Object Details