Elizabeth Robinson, 1811 (2). #SA001085

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Elizabeth Robinson, 1811 (2)

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001085
Maker:	Elizabeth Robinson
Maker Birthplace:	Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Maker Age:	16-18 years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1811
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.66
Object Credit:	Gift of Mary Stapler Malone in 1957.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

11.75 H x 13.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

12.70 H x 14.50 W (inches)

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
Father of light and life! thou Good supreme!
O teach me what is good! teach me Thyself!
Save me from folly, vanity, and vice,
From every low pursuit! and feed my soul
With knowledge, concious peace, and virtue pure,
Sacred substantial, never fading bliss!
Thompson

Could I by bearing Mary's name,
Like her be wise in heart,
I might life's needlss cares disclaim
And choose her better part

Elizabeth Robinson
West_Town
1811

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Silk

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Moderate loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin, Stem

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:	Delaware U.S. Death Records 1861-1933
Death Location:	Delaware U.S. Death Records 1861-1933
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Parents:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family on Ancestry.com	Death:
	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family on Ancestry.com	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: Stephan M. Stapler	Birth:	Death:
	Date: April 30, 1824	Place: Wilmington Monthly Meeting, Delaware

Children:

Mary Stapler

Birth: 1826

Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Mary Stapler Malone Relation to maker:
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