Hannah B. Gibbons, c. 1825. #SA001091

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Hannah B. Gibbons, c. 1825

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001091
Maker:	Hannah B. Gibbons
Maker Birthplace:	East Bradford, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	19-20+ years
Place Made:	East Bradford, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	c 1825
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.72
Object Credit:	Gift of Maerta Hershey in 1960.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

12.62 H x 16.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

15.50 H x 19.00 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

M Gibbons

Extract
How solemn is the scene when friends draw neaer
To pay to parted worth the funeral tear!
How precious are the sacred tears that rise,
And flow successive from the mourners eyes!
Hannah B Gibbons

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Gold, Green

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches by J. Futhey and G. Cope, 1881
Birthdate:	U.S. Find a Grave Index on Ancestry.com
Birth Location:	presumed County: History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches by J. Futhey and G. Cope, 1881 State History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches by J. Futhey and G. Cope, 1881
Death Date:	U.S. Find a Grave Index on Ancestry.com
Death Location:	presumed
Religion:	Parents were Quaker and she attended Westtown School
Parents:	History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches by J. Futhey and G. Cope, 1881	Snyder/Pennock Family Tree on Ancestry.com	Snyder/Pennock Family Tree on Ancestry.com
	History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches by J. Futhey and G. Cope, 1881	History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches by J. Futhey and G. Cope, 1881	History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches by J. Futhey and G. Cope, 1881
Marriages:
	Spouse: John Edwards Jr.	Birth:	Death:
	Date: Oct. 27, 1825	Place: Bradford Monthly Meeting, Chester County

Children:

William Gibbons Edwards

Birth: 1838

Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Maerta Hershey 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