Rebecca Way, 1818. #SA000228

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Rebecca Way, 1818

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000228
Maker:	Rebecca Way
Maker Birthplace:	Chester County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Brandywine Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Brandywine Boarding School
Year Made:	1818
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1959.1133
Object Credit:	Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

11.50 H x 13.10 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

H x W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouche, vine with leaves
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

The Almighty, from his throne, on earth surveys / Nought greater, than an honest, humble heart, / An humble heart, his residence pronounced / His second seat, and rival to the skies. / The private path, the secret acts of men, / If noble, far the noblest of our lives. / Young.

Rebecca Way 
     1818

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact

Other Materials:

Ribbon, Green ribbon at outermost edge, used as border

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Birthdate:	tombstone
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 State U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Death Date:	tombstone
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Parents:	U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935	ancestry.com family trees	ancestry.com family trees
	U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935	ancestry.com family trees	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915
Marriages:
	Spouse: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935	Birth: ancestry.com family trees	Death: cemetery records
	Date: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935	Place: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935

Children:

Henry Marsh	Birth: 1830	Death: 1831
Amanda Marsh	Birth: Mar. 9, 1835	Death: Nov. 5, 1924
Mary B. Marsh	Birth: 1836	Death: May 22, 1926
Martin Marsh	Birth: 1838	Death:
Sarah Marsh	Birth: 1840	Death:
Anna Maria Marsh	Birth: 1842	Death:
Franklin Ives Marsh	Birth: 1844	Death:
George Moninger Marsh	Birth: 1846	Death: 1929
Albert Marsh	Birth: Mar. 11, 1848	Death: Oct. 12, 1926
Emmor Marsh	Birth: 1849	Death:
Ellen Marsh	Birth: Jan. 23, 1853	Death: May 13, 1944

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Henry Francis du Pont Relation to maker: none
Conservation:	Conservator: Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE Date: Actions: Other actions: This sampler was previously framed in 1966.1257, and is presently framed by 1991.0510. The sampler was removed from its first frame, which was not original to the piece, remounted on fresh linen backing with a rag backboard, and set into a more appropriate reproduction frame so that the silk ribbon would be visible.
Exhibitions:	Title: Winterthur Museum Permanent Display Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: ongoing
Literature:	Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework 1700-1850 Publication/Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, pp .64-65 Date: 1977

Object Details

Rebecca Way, 1818

Physical Characteristics

Maker History

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