Tape Loom with Spools
John Drissell, American, 1762 - 1846
Geography:
Made in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1794Medium:
Walnut, pine, and oak with painted decorationDimensions:
21 1/8 x 19 x 13 inches (53.7 x 48.3 x 33 cm)Curatorial Department:
American Art
1994-20-25a--gCredit Line:
Gift of Susanne Strassburger Anderson, Valerie Anderson Readman, and Veronica Anderson Macdonald from the estate of Mae Bourne and Ralph Beaver Strassburger, 1994
Made in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1794Medium:
Walnut, pine, and oak with painted decorationDimensions:
21 1/8 x 19 x 13 inches (53.7 x 48.3 x 33 cm)Curatorial Department:
American Art
* Gallery 115, American Art, first floor (Johnson Gallery
Accession Number:1994-20-25a--gCredit Line:
Gift of Susanne Strassburger Anderson, Valerie Anderson Readman, and Veronica Anderson Macdonald from the estate of Mae Bourne and Ralph Beaver Strassburger, 1994
Label:
Inscribed: Elizabeth Stauffer 1794 / Je Länger Je lieber muß wohnen Allein waß mag doch die ursach Sein weil Treÿ un[d] glauben ist worden klein. In dem Geliebten Rosen Thal viel Rosen Zeigen ohne Zahl Da wird Auch sein Daß Lilen Feld Dort in der neuen Himmels Welt Da Alles wird in Schönsten Flor nach Seiner Art Wachsen Her vor Da werden Grosen feigen sein die Trauben/bringen süßen wein (Elizabeth Stauffer 1794 / I must live alone, the longer the better; the reason: because good faith has become rare. In the beloved valley of roses, [there are] many roses without number. There will also be the field of lilies in Heaven’s new world, when everything will be in the most beautiful bloom. Large figs will blossom forth in their own fashion, the grapes [will] make sweet wine)
Inscribed: Elizabeth Stauffer 1794 / Je Länger Je lieber muß wohnen Allein waß mag doch die ursach Sein weil Treÿ un[d] glauben ist worden klein. In dem Geliebten Rosen Thal viel Rosen Zeigen ohne Zahl Da wird Auch sein Daß Lilen Feld Dort in der neuen Himmels Welt Da Alles wird in Schönsten Flor nach Seiner Art Wachsen Her vor Da werden Grosen feigen sein die Trauben/bringen süßen wein (Elizabeth Stauffer 1794 / I must live alone, the longer the better; the reason: because good faith has become rare. In the beloved valley of roses, [there are] many roses without number. There will also be the field of lilies in Heaven’s new world, when everything will be in the most beautiful bloom. Large figs will blossom forth in their own fashion, the grapes [will] make sweet wine)
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