Hannah Cooper, 1791. #SA000271

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Hannah Cooper, 1791

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000271
Maker:	Hannah Cooper
Maker Birthplace:	New Jersey
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Ann Marsh School Philadelphia, PA
Year Made:	1791
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1987.0037
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Unsure, Extract?

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery Buttonhole

Shape:

Oval

Object Dimensions:

15.50 H x 13.30 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

H x W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Garland, Wreath
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Verse, Maker signature, Family genealogy

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

THE WISH
i ask not fortun'es
Partial smile, exhaustless
seource of care not all her
fancied gay delights can claim
a serious Prayer, nor Pleasure's soft
alluring form, with ardent wish i seek
far less the captivating bloom
that glows on beauty's cheek.
I ask not that in calm repose my even 
days may flow, unruffled by adversity,  
exempt from human woe, enough that no
reflections keen, no crimes my soul oppress  
to rob me of the flattering hope  
of future happiness, but grant me that  
blest frame of mind, where no vain thoughts 
intrude, that blest serenity which springs 
from conscious rectitude. 
Life's road let
me cautiously view, 
And no longer disdain to be wise, 
For bearing such paths to pursue
As my reason should hate or 
despise. To crown both my age and my youth,Let 
me mark where relig 
ion has trod

ISaac CooPer   Hannah CooPer 
AQuilla jones  Margaret jones 
Marmaduke CooPer   Mary CooPer
Margaret CooPer

MarY CooPer  ISaac Cooper
LYdia CooPer Elizabeth Cooper

Hannah Cooper Her Work in the Yr 1791

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Unsure

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Pink, Red, Rust, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Buttonhole, Eyelet, Knotted, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object,Jones Family history Children of Elizabeth Cunreds and Griffith Jones: ancestry.com
Birthdate:	Jones Family history Children of Elizabeth Cunreds and Griffith Jones: ancestry.com
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State Jones Family history Children of Elizabeth Cunreds and Griffith Jones: ancestry.com
Death Date:	Jones Family history Children of Elizabeth Cunreds and Griffith Jones: ancestry.com
Death Location:	New Jersey
Religion:	U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Parents:	Jones Family history Children of Elizabeth Cunreds and Griffith Jones: ancestry.com	Jones Family history Children of Elizabeth Cunreds and Griffith Jones: ancestry.com	birth of last child and exclusion form will of husband
	U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935	Jones Family history Children of Elizabeth Cunreds and Griffith Jones: ancestry.com	Jones Family history Children of Elizabeth Cunreds and Griffith Jones: ancestry.com
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Hail Specimen of Female Art! New Jersey Schoolgirl Needlework, 1726-1860 Host: Morven Museum & Garden Location: Princeton, NJ Date: Oct. 3, 2014 – Mar. 29, 2015
Literature:	Author(s): Morven Museum & Garden Title: Hail Specimen of Female Art! New Jersey Schoolgirl Needlework, 1726-1860 Publication/Publisher: Morven Museum & Garden Date: 2014 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850 Publication/Publisher: Curious Works Press Date: 1995 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Recent Discoveries About Philadelphia Samplers Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques, 136, pp. 1334-1343 Date: 1989

Object Details