Leatitia Miller, 1804. #SA001157

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Leatitia Miller, 1804

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001157
Maker:	Leatitia Miller
Maker Birthplace:	Salem County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:	1804
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.140
Object Credit:	Gift of Anne Wood in 2014.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Family Record or Register

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

10.50 H x 13.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

11.70 H x 14.50 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouche
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Personal initials, Place name, Date, Verse or other block of text, Verse, Maker signature, Family genealogy

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Westtown School

Count that day lost whose low descending sun,
Shows from thy hand no worthy action done.

Richard Miller Elizabeth W Miller Sarah W Miller Josiah Miller
CW RW Leatitia Miller TW CB

MDCCCIV
1804

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Brown

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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

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Birth Name:	U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com
Birthdate:	U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com
Birth Location:	City: County: U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com State U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com
Death Date:	N.J. Deaths and Burials Index 1798-1971 on Ancestry.com
Death Location:	N.J. Deaths and Burials Index 1798-1971 on Ancestry.com
Religion:	U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com
Parents:	U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com	U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com	U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com
	U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com	U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com	U.S. Encyclopedia on Quaker Genealogy vol I-VI on Ancestry.com
Marriages:

Children:

Elizabeth Sheppard

Birth: 1813

Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Anne Wood Relation to maker:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Samplers by Philadelphia Quakers Host: Arch Street Meeting House, Philadelphia Location: Arch Street Meeting House,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date: March-April 1995
Literature:	Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details