Mary Evans, c. 1800. #SA001159

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Mary Evans, c. 1800

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001159
Maker:	Mary Evans
Maker Birthplace:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	Unknown
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Westtown Boarding School
Year Made:
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.142
Object Credit:	Gift of Anne Wood in 2014.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

7.75 H x 6.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

11.00 H x 9.75 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouche
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Motto
Gentleness delights
above all things to al-
leviate distress and if
it cannot dry up the
falling tear to sooth at
least the grieving heart.

Mary Evans
West-town School

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Silk

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Green

Thread Condition:

Borders: Moderate loss
Text: Moderate loss
Symbols: Moderate loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

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 U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Death Date:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Death Certificate Index 1803-1915 on Ancestry.com
Death Location:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Death Certificate Index 1803-1915 on Ancestry.com
Religion:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Parents:	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, vol. I-VI, on Ancestry.com	U.S. Find a Grave Index on Ancestry.com
	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com	U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, on Ancestry.com
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Anne Wood Relation to maker:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details

Mary Evans, c. 1800

Physical Characteristics

Maker History

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