Judith Stead, 1794. #SA001122

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Judith Stead, 1794

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001122
Maker:	Judith Stead
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	Unknown
Place Made:
Year Made:	1794
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.104
Object Credit:	Gift of the estate of Marion Walters Wing in 1991.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.50 H x 16.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

19.00 H x 17.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Strait is the way, the door is strait,
That leads to Joys on high,
'Tis but a few that find the gate,
While crouds mistake and die.

Beloved self must be deny'd,
The mind and will renew'd,
Passion suppress'd, and patience tryd
And vain desires subdu'd.

Judith stead's work 1734

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Gold, Green, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Queen or rococo, Satin, Tent

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	presumed from sampler
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: County: State:
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:
Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Marion Walters Wing (estate of) Relation to 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