Hannah Hibberd, 1809. #SA001114

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Hannah Hibberd, 1809

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001114
Maker:	Hannah Hibberd
Maker Birthplace:	Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1809
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.95
Object Credit:	Gift of C. Willis Edgerton Jr., Westtown School class of 1943, in 1982.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

10.25 H x 12.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

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
All flesh is grass, and all its glory fades
Like the fair flow'r dishevell'd in the wind;
Riches have wings, and grandeur is a dream
The man we celebrate must find a tomb,
And we that worship him ignoble graves

The mind that would be happy must be great,
Great in its wishes; great in its surveys
Extended views a narrow mind extend.

West-Town Boarding School.
Hannah Hibberd.
1809.

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black

Thread Condition:

Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Moderate loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Westtown School student registers (Westtown School Archives)
Birthdate:	Westtown School student registers (Westtown School Archives)
Birth Location:	City: County: State: Pennsylvania
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 on Ancestry.com
Parents:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682	Death:
	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682	Birth:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: C. Willis Edgerton Jr. Relation to maker: The donor is a descendant/relative of the maker.
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details