Object Details

Mary Reeves, 1800

Sampler Archive ID: SA001019
Maker: Mary Reeves
Maker Birthplace: Red Bank, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Maker Age: 13-15 years
Place Made: Red Bank, West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Year Made: 1800
Decade Made: 1800-1809
Owner: Westtown School
Accession Number: S.2
Object Credit: Donated by Esther Maule, Westtown class of 1911, in 1935
Contributor: Westtown School


Physical Characteristics

Object type: Sampler
Needlework techniques: Embroidery
Shape: Mostly square
Object Dimensions: 16.50 H x 17.50 W (inches)
Framed Dimensions: 18.70 H x 19.50 W (inches)
Borders: None
Decorative Bands: 10
Dividing Lines: 4
Enclosures:
Cartouches: No
Text types: Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Personal initials, Date, Verse or other block of text, Verse, Maker signature
Text medium: Stitched
Sweet the roseate breath
of morn, sweet the blossom
of the thorn, sweet the ince
nse violets raise, sweeter
for the preath of praise.
seet and usefall when it 
draws, The tender mind to
virtues cause.
Tell me ye knowing and 
discerning few where I m
ay find a freind both firm
and true that dare stand by
me when in deep distress
And then their love and f
rienship most express.
Misfortune tries our friend
Mary Reeves sampler ended in the 11th month 2nd 1800 in the 14th year of her age
Motifs/Symbols: Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object
Scenes/Pictures: None
Ground: Linen
Ground Condition: Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted
Thread: Silk
Thread Colors Front: Black, Brown, Gold, Green, Pink, Tan, White
Thread Condition: Text: Intact
Symbols: Slight loss
Other Materials: None
Stitch Types: Cross, Chain, Eyelet, Queen or rococo, Satin
Thread Count: Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:
U.S.Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com and label on back of frame
Birthdate:
U.S.Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com and label on back of frame
Birth Location:
label on back of frame
County: U. S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com and label on back of frame
State U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com and label on back of frame
Death Date:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com and label on back of frame
Death Location:
label on back of frame
Religion:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Parents:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com and label on back of frame.
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
Spouse: Michael C. FisherBirth: Death:
Date: Feb. 19, 1818Place: Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Children:
Joseph R. FisherBirth: Mar. 11, 1822Death:
Lydia C. FisherBirth: Death:
William C. FisherBirth: Death:
Mary R. FisherBirth: Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:

Name: Esther Maule
Relation to maker: great granddaughter

Conservation:
Exhibitions: Title: In Stitches: Unraveling Their Stories
Host: Chester County Historical Society
Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Date: Dec. 2011 - Sep. 2012

Literature:

Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks
Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers
Publication/Publisher: Westtown School
Date: 2015

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