Sarah D. Powell, 1831. #SA001151

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Sarah D. Powell, 1831

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001151
Maker:	Sarah Dutton Powell
Maker Birthplace:	Upper Providence, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Burlington County, New Jersey
Year Made:	1831
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.133
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:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

11.50 H x 12.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

13.70 H x 14.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Garland, Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Personal initials, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Sarah D Powell
1831

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Green, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Queen or rococo, Unsure, square enclosure and two dividing lines

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:	City: Upper Providence 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:
Religion:	U. S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Parents:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	Genealogy of the Dutton Family of Pennsylvania preceded by a History of the Family in England ... (compiled by Gilbert Cope, 1871) on Ancestry.com	Family Tree supplied by donor
	U. S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	U. S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	Genealogy of the Dutton Family of Pennsylvania preceded by a History of the Family in England ... (compiled by Gilbert Cope, 1871) on Ancestry.com
Marriages:

Children:

Susan Leeds	Birth: 1850	Death:
Isaac P Leeds	Birth: 1851	Death:
Benjamin Rush Leeds	Birth: 1853	Death:
Samuel Leeds	Birth: 1854	Death:
Ruth Ann Leeds	Birth: 1856	Death:
Mary W Leeds	Birth: 1858	Death:

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