Ann West, 1787. #SA000143

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Ann West, 1787

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000143
Maker:	Ann West
Maker Birthplace:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1787
Decade Made:	1780-1789
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	47.158
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Family Record or Register, pictorial

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.50 H x 17.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

20.50 H x 20.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Verse, Maker signature, Family genealogy

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Charles West And Hannah His Wife Was Married The 4 the 4
Month 1752.

Neglect Not Thou T
hy Doing Well
But Strive In Virtue
To Excel
Let Virtue Be Thy
Only Guide
And That Will
Keep The Out Of
Pride
If Thou Knowest
Christ Thou Kneed
No Little More
If Not Alls Lost
Which Thou Hast
Learnt Before

Names And Ages Of Their Children
Isaac West Was Born 7 Mo 1 dy 1753
Hannah West Was Born 5 mo 20 dy 1755
Sarah West Was Born 6 Mo 25 dy 1757
Prudence West Was Born 7 mo 16 dy 1759
Charles West Was Born 8 mo 22 dy 1761
Lydia West Was Born 10 mo 29 dy 1763
Elizabeth West Was Born 4 mo 16 dy 1766
Mary West Was Born 8 mo 10 dy 1769
Samuel West Was Born 4 mo 13 dy 1772
Ann West Was Born 5 mo 25 dy 1774

Oh If My Mind
Should Be Incli
nd This Would
Increase My Fe
ar Lord From
Above
Thou God Of
Love Reveal
Thy Counsel
Near
Ann West Her
Work Finished In
The Thirteenth Year
Of Her Age 1787

Heaven Is a Flower That Fadeth aWay But Virtue Is a Thing That Will Never Decay Almighty God
Thy Precius Eye Strikes Through The Shades Of Night and Our Most Secret action Lie All Open To His

[S]ight Lord at thy feet ashamd i lie upward
i dare not look pardon my sins before i die
And blot them from thy book
Remember all the dying pains that my redeemer
felt and let his blood wash out m[y] stains
and answer for my guilt O may i now for
ever fear to indulge a singful thought
Since the great god can see and hear
and writes down every fault
glory to thee who safe hast kept and hast
refreshd me while i slept

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Green, Pink, Red, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Tent

Thread Count:

Vertical: 46
Horizontal: 50

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object, Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Birth Location:	Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 County: Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 State Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Death Date:	Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Death Location:	Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Religion:	object,Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Parents:	object,Quaker Meeting Records	Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935,Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Volume 1 edited by John Woolf Jordan	Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
	object	Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Volume 1 edited by John Woolf Jordan	Quaker Meeting Records,Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Volume 1 edited by John Woolf Jordan
Marriages:
	Spouse: Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Volume 1 edited by John Woolf Jordan	Birth: Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Volume 1 edited by John Woolf Jordan	Death: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
	Date: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935	Place: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935

Children:

Hannah West Jenks	Birth: Sep. 28, 1772	Death: Sep. 9, 1855
Ann West Jenks	Birth: Mar. 14, 1814	Death: 1892

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Marion Terhune Relation to maker: uncertain
Conservation:	Conservator: Virginia Pledger Date: 1987 Actions: mounted on acid-free board, reframed
Exhibitions:	Title: Museum Gallery Host: DAR Museum Washington, D.C. Date: Dec. 1973 Title: Textile Cases Host: DAR Museum Washington, D.C. Date: Jan. 1976 - Apr. 1976 Title: Recent Acquisitions Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: May 1, 1982 – Oct. 1, 1982 Title: Crafting a Nation Host: Washington Antiques Show Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Jan. 5, 1987 – Jan. 12, 1987 Title: In the Style of the Signers: The Decorative Arts of Philadelphia Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Mar. 23, 1987 – Jul. 5, 1987
Literature:	Author(s): Gloria Seaman Allen Title: Young Misses Often Mark Their Names with Care: Regional Samplers from the DAR Museum Publication/Publisher: The Washington Antiques Show Catalog Date: 1987 Author(s): Elizabeth Donaghy Garrett Title: American Samplers and Needlework Pictures in the DAR Museum Part I: 1739-1806 Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques, pp. 356-364 Date: Feb. 1974 Author(s): Elizabeth Donaghy Garrett Title: A Century of Samplers from the DAR Museum Publication/Publisher: The Decorator Magazine Date: Fall 1973

Object Details

Ann West, 1787

Physical Characteristics

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