Merrill, Lucretia

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Maker
Merrill, Lucretia
Date made
1802
Origin
Epsom, Pembroke, Stratham, NH US
Stitches
Cross, Button Hole, Straight, Algerian Eye.
In Bolton & Co.
No Verse: variation on a translation from Metamorphoses, Book 7 by Ovid.) //
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: each with 26 letters. Numbers 1-10. Various stitched lines. Motifs of hearts, a coffin, bird on a branch, basket of flowers.
Inscription
I know the right and I approve it too / I know the wrong and yet the wrong pursue / Death parts united hearts / Life how short, eternity how long. / Lucretia Merril's Sampler wrought in Epsom Pembrock and Stratham 1 8 0 2 / Surviving friends When this you see / Mourn mourn for sin and not for me. (Note: variation on a translation from Metamorphoses, Book 7 by Ovid.) //
Length Without Frame
12"
Width Without Frame
13"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1947.016.1
Owner
New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
Owner Private
New Hampshire Historical Society