Ruth Cook, c. 1805. #SA001056

Image courtesy of Westtown School, West Chester, Pennsylvania

Ruth Cook, c. 1805

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001056
Maker:	Ruth Cook
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	19-20+ years
Place Made:	Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	c. 1805
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.40
Object Credit:	Gift of Lulu M. Pyle Shepard in 1945.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

9.50 H x 11.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

12.70 H x 15.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouche
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

West-Town Boarding School

From each terrestrial bondage set me free
Still every wish that centres not in thee
Bid my fond hopes my vain disquiets cease
And point my path to everlasting peace

Ruth Cook

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Gold, Green, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	sampler (and label on back)
Birthdate:	Preston Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Birth Location:	City: County: State:
Death Date:	Preston Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Death Location:
Religion:	She attended Westtown School.
Parents:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com and Preston Family Tree on Ancestry.com	Preston Family Tree on Ancestry.com	Preston Family Tree on Ancestry.com
	Preston Family Tree on Ancestry.com	U.S. Quaker Meeting records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	U.S., Find a Grave Index on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
	Spouse: Isaac Pyle	Birth:	Death:
	Date: Mar 25, 1807	Place: London Grove, Pennsylvania

Children:

Samuel Pyle	Birth: 1807	Death: 1887
Eli Pyle	Birth: 1809	Death: 1861
Ruth Pyle	Birth: 1811	Death: 1877
Isaac Pyle	Birth: 1811	Death: 1899
Elisha Pyle	Birth: 1816	Death: 1878

Previous Owners:	Name: Lulu M. Pyle Shepard 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

Object Details

Ruth Cook, c. 1805

Physical Characteristics

Maker History

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