Tabitha Rowland, 1803. #SA001021

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Tabitha Rowland, 1803

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001021
Maker:	Tabitha Brock Rowland
Maker Birthplace:	Kent County, Delaware
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1803
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.4
Object Credit:	Gift of Sarah Fisher Corlies, granddaughter of maker, in April 1904
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

11.00 H x 13.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

12.20 H x 14.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouche
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Place name, Date, Verse or other block of text, Verse, Maker signature, Other, School name

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

The Almighty,from his throne,on earth surveys
Naught greater than an honest, humble heart.
An humble heart, his residencel 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.

West-Town Boarding School

Tabitha Rowland
1803

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Geometric,

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin, backstitch

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:	City: County: U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com State U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Death Date:	Moore-Tyson Papers, FHL, Swarthmore College
Death Location:
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	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: Willam Wilson Moore	Birth:	Death:
	Date: Nov. 28, 1808	Place: Motherkill (or Motherkiln) Monthly Meeting, Delaware

Children:

Robert Rowland Moore	Birth: June 18, 1812	Death:
Mary Wilson Moore	Birth: June 3, 1814	Death: May 15, 1841
Isaiah Rowland Moore	Birth: Jan. 17, 1816	Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Sarah Fisher Corlies Relation to maker: 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 Author(s): Margaret Schiffer Title: Historical Needlework of Pennsylvania Publication/Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons Date: 1968 Author(s): Barbara Cockerham Title: Westtown Samplers - Quaker Heritage Publication/Publisher: Sampler & Antique Needlework Quarterly: A Year in Stitches Date: 1994

Object Details