Needlework Sampler by Hannah S. Wolcott, Circa 1800

Created by Hannah S. Wolcott (1785-1848), Massachusetts, Circa 1800

Worked in silk threads and human hair

Inscribed:

Hannah S Wolcott

On Music

Music the fiercest grief can charm

And fates severest rage disarm

Music can soften pain to ease

And make despair and madness please.

Date: 1800