Rebecca Roberts, 1808. #SA001054

Image courtesy of Westtown School, West Chester, Pennsylvania

Rebecca Roberts, 1808

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001054
Maker:	Rebecca Roberts
Maker Birthplace:	Evesham, Burlington County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	19-20+ years
Place Made:	Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School, Martha Barker (likely teacher)
Year Made:	1808
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.38
Object Credit:	Gift of Rebecca Jones Evans, Westtown class of 1927, in 1942.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

10.25 H x 13.5 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouche
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Extract
Heaven notes the sigh, afflicted goodness heaves
Hears the low plaint by human ear unheard,
And from the cheek of patient sorrow, wipes
The tear, by mortal eye unseen, or scorned.

Religion only can our fears beguile,
Alone can make our future prospects smile,
Prepare the spirit for the bliss above,
And reunite us to the friends we love.

West-Town Boarding School.
Rebecca Roberts.
1808.

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black

Thread Condition:

Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

Sources for the following information may be viewed by clicking on the links."

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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:	Neau Family Tree on Ancestry.co County: Neau Family Tree on Ancestry.co State Neau Family Tree on Ancestry.co
Death Date:	U.S. Quaker Meeting records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Death Location:	Neau Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Parents:	Neau Family Tree on Ancestry.com	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
	Student registers, Westtown School archives and 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
Marriages:
	Spouse: William Wilkins	Birth:	Death:
	Date: 1813	Place: New Jersey

Children:

Samuel Wilkins	Birth:	Death:
Nathan Wilkins	Birth:	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Rebecca Jones Evans of Masonville, New Jersey Relation to maker:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details