Russel, Angeline

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Maker
Russel, Angeline
Date made
1837
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet, Double cross,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: each with 26 letters. Numbers 1-10. Various stitched lines. Across the bottom a wide panel with various motifs including hearts, geometric type trees, flowers and strawberries. Narrow border.
Inscription
ngeline Russel Was born APril the 9th 1825 and WroUght these coPies AE 1837 / L. A . R. / A R / The rose is red the grass is green / The days are Past Which I have seen / Here is a letter YOU can haVe / When I am dead and in my graVe / And all by bones are rotten / This YOU can see to remember me / That I may not be forgotten. L . A . R . A R A R //
Length Without Frame
16 1/2"
Width Without Frame
17 1/2"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1960.9.123 Gift of Mrs. James W. Packard (Elizabeth Gillmer, class of 1894)
Owner
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Owner Private
Vassar College Loeb Art Center