Wreath
- Object Name:
- Wreath
- Object ID:
- 1958.090.22
- Creator:
- Monmouth, Sarah E. (1829-1887)
- Place of Origin:
- Canterbury, NH
- Date:
- 1875-1886
- Description:
- Wreath. Made by Sarah E. Monmouth (1829-1887), at the Worsted Church, Canterbury, NH; 1875-1886. Circular wreath of handmade tissue paper. Design: center, two black roses with black and white fringe in middle, surrounded by white roses with a yellow center, crimped green leaves, and paper sprigs of wire-wrapped fringe in green, tan, and white between each rose. Layers of pressed tissue underneath. Back: starched white canvas with round piece of gold, black, yellow, and red painted wallpaper glued to center; outer perimeter has herring bone pattern of cut paper in blue, light blue, yellow, and white. Stored with two paper notes; one typed "Paper Decoration / from / The Worsted Church / Canterbury"; two handwritten in pencil on back of piece of book or newspaper print, "This white wreath / one of my last works / for Mabel Mason. / June 17 '86 / Lizzie"; second handwritten note on printed side is illegible. Mabel H. Manson (1875-) was the niece of Sarah Elizabeth Harper Monmouth ("Lizzie").
- Material:
- Paper
Canvas - Dimensions:
- H-1.5 Dia-9.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Objects related to author, artist, and lay preacher Sarah Elizabeth (Harper) Monmouth (1829-1887) during her life at the "Worsted Church," Canterbury, NH. The objects were collected by Alida May (Cogswell) True Dickerman Hodges (1873-1940), who became interested in the history and preservation of the church and whose grandfather, Abel Cogswell (1794-1868) was a founder and elder of the church. The collection was preserved and donated by her daughter Doris (True) Davis (1901-1991).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Doris True Davis
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