In Memory of / Samuel Page, Esq. / ob. 2nd Sept. 1814, AET 62 / Weep not for me; O, let each tear be dry; You soon will meet me in the worlds on high. / Go, trim your lamps, let hope each murmur drown, / And win, like me, an everlasting crown.

Maker

Fowler, Clarissa P.

Date made

1816

Origin

New England US

Stitches

Long and short, Rice, French Knots, Satin.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Silk

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

2 women lean against a tomb with an urn on top. A weeping willow tree on the L and a large oak on the R. Hills in the background. 3 ducks swim in a small pond in the foreground. Faces, hands sky and the pond are painted.

Inscription

In Memory of / Samuel Page, Esq. / ob. 2nd Sept. 1814, AET 62 / Weep not for me; O, let each tear be dry; You soon will meet me in the worlds on high. / Go, trim your lamps, let hope each murmur drown, / And win, like me, an everlasting crown.

Length Without Frame

22"

Length With Frame

27 7/8"

Width Without Frame

18"

Wdith With Frame

23 5/16"

Original Frame

Yes

Historical Owner

#1949.29Z

Owner

Historic New England, Haverhill, MA

Owner Private

Historic New England