Hannah Coleman, 1808. #SA001020

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Hannah Coleman, 1808

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001020
Maker:	Hannah Coleman
Maker Birthplace:	Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown School
Year Made:	1808
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.3
Object Credit:	Found in collection c. 1930s
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Oval

Object Dimensions:

10.75 H x 13 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouche
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Personal initials, Place name, Date, Verse or other block of text, Verse, Biblical scripture, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear
him: For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.Psalms.

Earth, turning from the sun, brings might to man.
Man, turning from his God, brings endless night.
Young.

West-Town Boarding School.
Hannah Coleman.
MDCCCVIII.

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted surface dirt
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Birthdate:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Birth Location:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com County: U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com State U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Death Date:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Death Location:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Parents:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com	Birth:	Death:
	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: Joseph W. Newbold	Birth:	Death:
	Date: Mar. 4, 1819	Place:

Children:

Coleman Newbold	Birth: May 7, 1821	Death: Sep. 18, 1824
Mary Lippincott Newbold	Birth: Dec. 22, 1819	Death: Nov. 24, 1893

Previous Owners:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 1815

Object Details