Drawing
- Title:
- Alere Flammam (Feeding the Flame)
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 1984.090.02.12
- Creator:
- Hall, Mary S. (1833-1897)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Gilmanton, NH
- Date:
- 1851-1853
- Description:
- Pencil drawing of oil lamp with poem. One of 12 pages in sketchbook by Mary S. Hall (1833-1897) of Gilmanton, NH. Depicts burning oil lamp and woman's hand. Poem below: "Alere Flammam / O keep the flame of holy love / Within thee ever burning. / And God thy Father from above / Shall give no vain returning." Signed "Mary S. Hall", lower right.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-9.3 W-11.9 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Hall, Mary S. (1833-1897)
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