Rachel Dickinson, 1831. #SA001100

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Rachel Dickinson, 1831

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001100
Maker:	Rachel Dickinson
Maker Birthplace:	Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	19-20+ years
Place Made:	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1831
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.81
Object Credit:	Gift of Charles D. Shaw III in 1972.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

20.50 H x 22.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

24.00 H x 26.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Garland
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:

Youth is the proper season that was givn
Restore the mind with virtue fit for Heaven
Then use it well nor miss improve one day
For fleeting minuets swiftly pass away

Rachel Dickinson Lancaster County Pennsylvania
1831

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Architectural, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape, Domestic, house & yard

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Cotton

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Green, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin, Back Stitch, on the garland

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1903 by J.H. Beers
Birthdate:	U.S Find a Grave Index on Ancestry.com
Birth Location:	City: County: State 1870 U.S. Federal Census on Ancestry.com
Death Date:	U.S. Find a Grave Index on Ancestry.com
Death Location:	U.S. Find a Grave Index on Ancestry.com
Religion:	Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1903 by J.H. Beers
Parents:	Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1903 by J.H. Beers	Al Orcutt Family Tree on Ancestry.com	Al Orcutt Family Tree on Ancestry.com
	Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1903 by J.H. Beers	Al Orcutt Family Tree on Ancestry.com	Al Orcutt Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Marriages:
	Spouse: Jacob W. Harper	Birth:	Death:
	Date:	Place:

Children:

Joseph Dickinson Harper

Birth: 1844

Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Charles D. Shaw, III 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