Elizabeth Smith, 1805 (2). #SA001120

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Elizabeth Smith, 1805 (2)

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001120
Maker:	Elizabeth Smith
Maker Birthplace:	Salem, Salem County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1805
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.102
Object Credit:	Gift of Marian Allen (Mrs. Robert)in 1990.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

13.25 H x 15.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

H x 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:

West-Town Boarding School

O! lost to virtue, lost to manly thought
Lost to the noble sallies of the soul!
Who think it solitude to be a lone.
Communion sweet! communion large and high!
Our Reason, guardian angel and our God!

Elizabeth Smith.
1805

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: clean stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Gold

Thread Condition:

Text: Moderate loss

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:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Death Location:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Parents:	Brick Family Tree from Ancestry Family Trees on Ancestry.com	Brick Family Tree from Ancestry Family Trees on Ancestry.com	Death:
	Westtown School student registers (Westtown School Archives) and U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	Brick Family Tree from Ancestry Family Trees on Ancestry.com	Brick Family Tree from Ancestry Family Trees on Ancestry.com
Marriages:

Children:

Samuel Reeve Brick

Birth: 1809

Death: 1832

Previous Owners:	Name: Marian B. Allen (Mrs. Robert W.) 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