Rebecca Sharpless, 1838. #SA001018

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Rebecca Sharpless, 1838

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001018
Maker:	Rebecca Sharpless
Maker Birthplace:	Nether Providence, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1838
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.1
Object Credit:	Gift of Dr. Anna P. Sharpless, 1938
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

16.75 H x 17.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

18.70 H x 19.70 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Date, Verse or other block of text, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Tho plunged in ills and exercised in care
Yet never let, the noble mind dispair
For blessings always wait on virtuous deeds
And tho a late a sure reward succeeds.

Rebecca Sharpless 1838

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Brown, Green, Pink, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Moderate loss
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Long arm cross, Queen or rococo, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharples ...,compiled by Gilbert Cope, published for the family, 1887.
Birthdate:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharples ...,compiled by Gilbert Cope, published for the family, 1887.
Birth Location:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharples ...,compiled by Gilbert Cope, published for the family, 1887. County: Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharples ...,compiled by Gilbert Cope, published for the family, 1887. State Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharples ...,compiled by Gilbert Cope, published for the family, 1887.
Death Date:	Extracts from the Minutes of the Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1902, William H. Pile's Sons, Printers (Google Books)
Death Location:	Friends Intelligencer and Journal, volume 58
Religion:	Extracts from the Minutes of the Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1902, William H. Pile's Sons, Printers (Google Books)
Parents:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharples ...,compiled by Gilbert Cope, published for the family, 1887.	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharples ...,compiled by Gilbert Cope, published for the family, 1887.	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharples ...,compiled by Gilbert Cope, published for the family, 1887.
	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharples ...,compiled by Gilbert Cope, published for the family, 1887.	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharples ...,compiled by Gilbert Cope, published for the family, 1887.	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family Descended from John and Jane Sharples ...,compiled by Gilbert Cope, published for the family, 1887.
Marriages:
	Spouse: Thomas Elkinton	Birth:	Death:
	Date: May 27, 1825	Place: Chester Monthly Meeting (under care of)

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Anna P. Sharpless Relation to maker: niece
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details