Image
Eunice R. Haskell
Description
Maker
Eunice R. Haskell (American, 1821)
Title
Sampler
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
silk, linen Dimensions
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45.7 x 43.2 cm (18 x 17 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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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
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. Henry T. Brown in memory of Mrs. Cyrus Taft
Object Number
13.1547 Type
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