Arvilla Grover, 1829. #SA002363

Image courtesy of The Centre County Historical Society, Pennsylvania

Arvilla Grover, 1829

Sampler Archive ID:	SA002363
Maker:	Arvilla Grover
Maker Birthplace:	Bethel, Oxford County, Maine
Maker Age:	10-12 years
Place Made:	Bethel, Oxford County, Maine
Year Made:	1829
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	Private collection
Contributor:	Centre County Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

15.75 H x 17.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

18.25 H x 19.75 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Verse or other block of text, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Virtue alone is happiness below quiet mi

I sigh not for beauty, nor languish for wealth
But grant me kind providence, virtue and health
Then richer than queens and happy as they
My days shall pass sweetly and swiftly away

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Architectural, Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Green, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Eyelet, Four sided, Long and short, Rice, Satin, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	sampler
Birthdate:	ancestry.com family tree (note discrepancy with sampler 1816)
Birth Location:	ancestry.com family tree County: ancestry.com family tree State ancestry.com family tree
Death Date:	ancestry.com family tree
Death Location:	ancestry.com family tree
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	ancestry.com family tree	ancestry.com family tree	ancestry.com family tree
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Marriages:
	Spouse: Gilbert Chapman	Birth:	Death:
	Date: Mar. 28, 1842	Place: Bethel, Oxford, Maine

Children:

Ellen Oreana Chapman

Birth: 1843

Death: July 20, 1907

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Ruth Gray Knorr Relation to maker:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Unraveling the Threads of History Host: Centre County Historical Society Location: Centre Furnace Mansion, State College, PA Date: Mar. 19, 2017-Sep. 24, 2017
Literature:	Author(s): Centre County Historical Society Title: Unraveling the Threads of History Publication/Publisher: Centre County Historical Society Date: 2017

Object Details