Image

Eunice R. Haskell

Sampler,

Description

Maker

Title

Sampler

Medium

silk, linen

Materials/Techniques

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."

Type

Credit

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

Object Number

13.1547

About

Sampler

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."

Use

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