- Maker
- Brown, Mary (age 9)
- Date made
- 1822
- Origin
- Chelmsford, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Tent, Eyelet, Chain, Rococo, Florentine, Knot, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Metallic
- Predominent Motif
- A family record done in a tablet style. At the bottom a centered memorial with a weeping willow on each side. Large rose and leaf border up both sides and across the top.
- Inscription
- Family Record / Mr. Samuel Brown born Nov. 3d 1765 / Miss Lucy Tayler born Aug 20th 1778 / Married Jan. 2d 1798 / (Reading L to R by births): Betsy Barrett Brown born Oct 28th 1798 Joel Brown born Dec 22nd 1800 / Lucy Brown born Sept 26th 1802 Died Oct 14 1802 Erastus Brown / born Oct 21st 1803 / Lucy Brown born Feb. 14th 1806 Mary Brown born Dec. 12th 1812 / Jacob Prescott Brown born Aug. 17th 1814 Wrought by Mary Brown AE 9 Chemsford 1822 / (In a memorial cartouch at center near bottom): To the memory of / Mrs Lucy Brown / Who died Aug. 15th 1814 / aged 36 / (Below): My mother sleeps and sister two / In Christ kind bosom as I trust / My work though young you here may view, / When I am mouldering in the dust. //
- Length Without Frame
- 20 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 19 1/8"
- Historical Owner
- #2003.409 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts
