Nash, Eunice (age 14)

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Maker
Nash, Eunice (age 14)
Date made
ca. 1820
Origin
Deerfield, MA US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase script missing J. Numbers 1-9. Several small cross bands. At the center bottom a two story house an el on the R. A large tree on both sides with a basket of flowers on the L. Two large flying white doves, a butterfly and a basket of flowers. Arcaded acorn border up both sides and across the top. A White Dove Sampler.
Inscription
While I this canvas coarse adorn / With flowers and letters fair as morn / May grace my ruder heart prepare / And stamp my Saviours image there. / (At the bottom L): Wrought by / Eunice Nash (At the bottom R): Aged 14 / years
Length Without Frame
17 1/8"
Width Without Frame
16 9/16"
Historical Owner
HD 2008.4.10 Museum Collections Fund
Owner
Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, MA
Owner Private
Historic Deerfield
Name of School
Deerfield, MA