Mary S. Newlin, 1811. #SA001138

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Mary S. Newlin, 1811

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001138
Maker:	Mary S. Newlin
Maker Birthplace:	Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1811
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.120
Object Credit:	Gift of Mary Pennell Caughy, Westtown School class of 1944, in 1994.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

10.75 H x 11.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

14.00 H x 14.70 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:

Extract
Thou art the source and centre of all minds,
Their only point of rest, eternal Word!
From thee departing, they are lost, and rove
At random, without honour, hope, or peace,
From thee is all that sooths the life of men,
His high endeavors, and his glad success,
His strength to suffer, and his will to serve
But oh! thou bounteous giver of all good,
Thou art of all they gifts thyself the crown!
Give what thou canst without thee we are poor,
And with thee rich, take what thou wilt away.
Cowper

Mary S. Newlin.
Weston.
1811.

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:

Borders: Moderate loss
Text: Moderate loss
Symbols: 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: Delaware
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Parents:	Mimi44 Family Tree on Ancestry.com	Mimi44 Family Tree on Ancestry.com	Mimi44 Family Tree on Ancestry.com
	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	Sharples-Sharpless Family vol. 1, North American Family Histories on Ancestry.com	Sharples-Sharpless Family vol. 1, North American Family Histories on Ancestry.com
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Mary Pennell Caughy 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