Pamelia Paxton
Sampler
Maker's Name
Paxton, Pamelia
Location
Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky
Date Made
1841
Maker's Age
11 years old, born on December 28, 1829
Dimensions
12 ¾ x 12 ¾ inches
Medium
Silk on linen with Algerian eye, cross, four-sided, queen, and rice stitches; thread count: 25/inch vertical, 30/inch horizontal
Provenance
Made by Pamelia Paxton in 1841. Sold by Clifton Anderson Art & Antiques to Private Collector #4.
Description
This sampler has five rows of alphabets separated by decorative bands. A rectangle on the bottom includes her name, place, and date. The sampler is surrounded by a vine and strawberry border on its left, right and top.

Signed:
Worked by
Pamelia Paxton
Stanford. Ky
1841.

Pamelia Paxton was born on December 28, 1829 to William Paxton (1805–1858, born in Rockbridge County, Virginia) and Matilda J. Alcorn Paxton (1810–1868, born in Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky). Pamelia married George Veach Whiteside (1815–1856). Her children included: Son Paxton (unk–1850), Daughter Paxton (unk–1851), Elizabeth Paxton Haff (1832–1854), James Love Paxton (1845–1902) and Clayton A. Paxton (1847–1890).
Pamelia Paxton died at age twenty on May 22, 1850 in Missouri and is buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Middletown, Montgomery County, Missouri.
Owner/History of Owner/Credit Line
Private Collector #4
AKS Catalog Number
2019-048
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