(Near the top): E B / (In the center): (1) Nothing beneath the sun can give / That bliss to which our souls aspire / If God we love, if Christ we live / Our joys shall equal our desire. / (2) Were I so tall to reach the pole, Or grasp the ocean with my span / I must be measured by my soul / The mind's the standard of the man (2: Isaac Watts 1674-1748) / (At the bottom): Eunice Brown's Work 1758 //

Maker

Brown, Eunice (age 14)

Date made

1758

Origin

Waltham, MA US

Stitches

Satin, Cross, Eyelet

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

2 alphabets: both uppercase, both missing both the J and the U. Numbers 1-10 and 8,9,10. Various cross bands including strawberry and saw tooth. Sampler is divided into 3 panels with the alphabets in panel 1, motifs of geometric flowers, a basket of flowers and two lions wearing crowns. The bottom section has baskets of flowers, birds and two more lions wearing crowns. Reversing arcaded carnation border all four sides.

Inscription

(Near the top): E B / (In the center): (1) Nothing beneath the sun can give / That bliss to which our souls aspire / If God we love, if Christ we live / Our joys shall equal our desire. / (2) Were I so tall to reach the pole, Or grasp the ocean with my span / I must be measured by my soul / The mind's the standard of the man (2: Isaac Watts 1674-1748) / (At the bottom): Eunice Brown's Work 1758 //

Length Without Frame

17"

Width Without Frame

14.5"

Historical Owner

#399P-1 Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F.M. Gibson

Owner

Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE

Owner Private

Nebraska State Historical Society