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Eunice R. Haskell

Sampler

Description

Maker

Eunice R. Haskell (American, 1821)

Title

Sampler

Year

1832

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silk, linen

Dimensions

45.7 x 43.2 cm (18 x 17 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Uppercase alphabet and ampersand; numbers 1-9; uppercase script alphabet; inscription at center: "Auspicious Hope: in thy sweet garden grow/Wreaths for each toil, a charm for every woe:/Won by their sweets, in natures languid hour/The war-worn pilgrim seeks thy summer bower/There as the wild bee murmurs on the wing/What peaceful dreams thy hand-maid sPirits bring/What viewless forms the [?]olian organ play/And sweep the furrowed lines of anxious thought"; makers name at bottom "Wrought by Eunice R. Haskell aged 11 years. 1832."

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Henry T. Brown in memory of Mrs. Cyrus Taft

Object Number

13.1547

Type

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Tombstone

Eunice R. Haskell (American, 1821)
Sampler, 1832
Linen ground with silk embroidery
45.7 x 43.2 cm (18 x 17 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Henry T. Brown in memory of Mrs. Cyrus Taft 13.1547

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