Maria Haines, 1816. #SA001123

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Maria Haines, 1816

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001123
Maker:	Maria Haines
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Burlington County, New Jersey
School/Teacher:	Pleasant Grove School
Year Made:	1816
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.105
Object Credit:	Gift of G. Richard and Anna Evans Bacon, both Westtown class of 1925, in 1991.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

21.75 H x 21.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

23.50 H x 23.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Mutual Affection

Look [gently down, almighty grace]
Prison me round in thy embrace
Pity the heart that would be thine
And let thy Power my Love confine.

Maria Haines
1816

Motifs/Symbols:

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

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape, Domestic, house & yard

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Text: Considerable loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Queen or rococo, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: County: State:
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:	Quaker
Parents:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	Birth:	Death:
	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: G. Richard and Anna Bacon Evans 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