Diana Cogswell, n.d.. #SA000261

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Diana Cogswell, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000261
Maker:	Diana Harriett Cogswell
Maker Birthplace:	Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
School/Teacher:	Mrs. Rowson's School Boston Massachusetts
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1984.0094
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Memorial or Mourning Picture

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Oval

Object Dimensions:

21.50 H x 17.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

25.50 H x 21.50 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Memorial, Memorial information on 2 people

Text medium:

Printed

Click to View Text Transcription:

There is rest in Heaven.

     In 
  Memory of 
Eunice Cogswell,
     Died 
 Nov. 5, 1796,
  aged 5 yrs.

     In 
  Memory of 
Samuel Cogswell,
    Died 
Feb. 29, 1788, 
  aged 2 yrs.

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Human figure, Human made object, tombstones

Scenes/Pictures:

Mourning or memorial

Ground:

Unsure silk?

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Unsure possibly chenille in lower left

Thread Colors Front:

Brown, Green, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Paint, Ink, Paper

Stitch Types:

Long and short, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	“Cogswells in America” E.O. Jamison copyright 1884
Birthdate:	“Cogswells in America” E.O. Jamison copyright 1884
Birth Location:	“Cogswells in America” E.O. Jamison copyright 1884 County: Middlesex State “Cogswells in America” E.O. Jamison copyright 1884
Death Date:	“Cogswells in America” E.O. Jamison copyright 1884
Death Location:	“Cogswells in America” E.O. Jamison copyright 1884
Religion:
Parents:	Full text of "Town of Weston. Births, deaths and marriages, 1707-1850. 1703-Gravestones-1900. Church records, 1709-1825"	Full text of "Town of Weston. Births, deaths and marriages, 1707-1850. 1703-Gravestones-1900. Church records, 1709-1825"	“Cogswells in America” E.O. Jamison copyright 1884
	“Cogswells in America” E.O. Jamison copyright 1884	“Cogswells in America” E.O. Jamison copyright 1884	“Cogswells in America” E.O. Jamison copyright 1884
Marriages:
	Spouse: Ephraim Maynard	Birth: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Death: Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
	Date: Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 Westborough (Mass.) F.P. Rice, 1903	Place: Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 Westborough (Mass.) F.P. Rice, 1903

Children:

“Cogswells in America” E.O. Jamison copyright 1884	Birth: “Cogswells in America” E.O. Jamison copyright 1884	Death: “Cogswells in America” E.O. Jamison copyright 1884
Diana Cogswell Maynard	Birth: Jan. 9, 1818	Death: Aug. 23, 1818
Clarissa Forbush Maynard	Birth: Dec. 2, 1822	Death: Jul. 14, 1837
Harriett Baldwin Maynard	Birth: Jan. 15, 1825	Death: Aug. 2, 1898
Elenor Maynard	Birth: Feb. 21, 1834	Death: Sep. 20, 1834

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: William A. Henry Relation to maker: uncertain
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850 Publication/Publisher: Curious Works Press Date: 1995 Author(s): Betty Ring Title: Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. Vol. I Publication/Publisher: A. A. Knopf Date: 1993 Author(s): Jane C. Giffen Title: Susanna Rowson and Her Academy Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques, 98, pp.436-440 Date: Sep. 1970 Author(s): Westborough Historical Society Title: More Old Houses of Westborough, Massachusetts, and Vicinity With Their Occupants. Publication/Publisher: Westborough Historical Society Date: 1908

Object Details