Object Details

Rachel Hunt, 1808

Sampler Archive ID: SA001055
Maker: Rachel Hunt
Maker Birthplace: Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age: 16-18 years
Place Made: Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:Westtown Boarding School
Year Made: 1808
Decade Made: 1800-1809
Owner: Westtown School
Accession Number: S.39
Object Credit: Gift of Margaret S. Roberts Linton, Westtown class of 1907, in 1945.
Contributor: Westtown School


Physical Characteristics

Object type: Sampler
Needlework techniques: Embroidery Darning
Shape: Mostly square
Object Dimensions: 8.50 H x 8.25 W (inches)
Framed Dimensions: 10.00 H x 9.50 W (inches)
Borders: None
Decorative Bands: None
Dividing Lines: None
Enclosures:
Cartouches: No
Text types: Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature
Text medium: Stitched
Rachel Hunt.
Weston School.
1808.
Motifs/Symbols:
Scenes/Pictures: None
Ground: Linen
Ground Condition: Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted
Thread: Silk Linen
Thread Colors Front: Black, White
Thread Condition: Text: Intact
Other Materials: None
Stitch Types: Cross, Chain, Straight
Thread Count: Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:
sampler
Birthdate:
"A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892
Birth Location:
"A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892
County: "A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892
State "A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892
Death Date:
"A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892
Death Location:
Religion:
"A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892
Parents:
U.S. Quaker Meeting Records 1681-1935, in Ancestry.com U.S. Quaker Meeting records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
"A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892
Birth:
"A Memorial of Chester Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Concerning our Beloved Friends, David and Rachel H. Roberts," in The Friend, vol LXVI, Sept. 17, 1892
Marriages:
Spouse: David RobertsBirth: Death:
Date: March 15, 1815Place:
Children:
EstherBirth: Aug. 28, 1816Death:
ElishaBirth: June 30, 1818Death:
EdwinBirth: Feb. 24, 1821Death:
JosephBirth: July 25, 1823Death:
MaryBirth: Aug. 21, 1825Death:
RebeccaBirth: Aug. 7, 1827Death:
Anna B.Birth: Oct. 10, 1829Death: 1846
SusannaBirth: April 1, 1832Death:
Rachel H.Birth: Jan. 30, 1834Death: Jan. 21, 1919

Object History

Previous Owners:

Name: Margaret M. S. Linton
Relation to maker: unknown

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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