Alice Jarret, 1810 (2). #SA001150

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Alice Jarret, 1810 (2)

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001150
Maker:	Alice Jarrett
Maker Birthplace:	Horsham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	16-18 years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1810
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.132
Object Credit:	Gift of the estate of Esther Duke van Arkel, Westtown School class of 1938, in 2005.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

10.75 H x 12.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

15.00 H x 17.70 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
Virtue, the strength and beauty of the soul,
Is the best gift of Heaven; a happiness,
That ever above the smiles and frowns of fate,
Exalts great nature's favorites; it is the only good,
Many justly boasts of, or can call his own.

From purity of thought, al pleasure springs,
And from an humble spirit, all our peace.

West_Town Boarding School.
Alice Jarrett.
1818.

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

Sources for the following information may be viewed by clicking on the links."

Sources for unlinked items are coming soon.

Birth Name:	sampler and Relatives of Lydia Lippincott, Late of the County of Burlington in state of New Jersey, Deceased (Camden, N.J.: S Chew & Sons, Co., Printers, 1902) on archive.org
Birthdate:	Relatives of Lydia Lippincott, Late of the County of Burlington in state of New Jersey, Deceased (Camden, N.J.: S Chew & Sons, Co., Printers, 1902) on archive.org
Birth Location:	Family Search (online): International Genealogical Index v5.0 County: Family Search (online): International Genealogical Index v5.0 State Family Search (online): International Genealogical Index v5.0
Death Date:	Family Search (online): International Genealogical Index v5.0
Death Location:
Religion:	Attended Westtown School
Parents:	Family Search (online): International Genealogical Index v5.0	Family Search (online): International Genealogical Index v5.0	Death:
	Westtown School student register and Family Search (online) International Genealogical Index v5.0	Family Search (online): International Genealogical Index v5.0	Family Search (online): International Genealogical Index v5.0
Marriages:

Children:

Lydia Lippincott

Birth: Dec. 5, 1829

Death: Apr. 7, 1901

Previous Owners:	Name: Esther Duke Pruett van Arkel 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