Needlework Sampler - Jordan, Onondaga Co., NY dated 1837 worked by
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Emily Ann Stevens aged 9, stitched this rare sampler from a rural area in central New York State. Jordan is about 25 miles west of Syracuse. The sampler consists of a center hall house, a large basket of fruit, alphabets, and a charming verse. It is inscribed: EMILY ANN STEVENS/ AGED. 9. YEARS/ OCT. 10. 1837- and probably her teachers name, S. STEVENSON - and a memorial to her father, JOHN STEVENS/ DIED AUG. 1833./ AGED 47 YEARS. She also included where she lived: JORDAN/ ON. CO./ NY. Although Emily was only 15 years old when she died Sept. 25, 1842 she left us with this sweet and graphic reminder to listen to nature by including an excerpt from a poem by the English poet Caroline Anne Southey (1786–1854). THERE IS A TONGUE IN EV'RY LEAF - A VOICE IN EV'RY RILL (LITTLE STREAM) - A VOICE THAT SPEAKETH EVERY WHERE -A TONGUE THAT'S NEVER STILL. NATURE. Emily is buried in Jordan, Onondaga Co., NY. Silk on linen: 12.5 X 15.75 inches sight.
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Needlework Sampler - Jordan, Onondaga Co., NY dated 1837 worked by
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