Family register / John Goss born Jul 15 1770 / Mary wife of J Goss born Oct 1 1774 / Children's names / John Goss born Oct 13 1804 / Mary W Goss born Jun 4 187 (?) / Sarah E Goss born June 19, 1810 / Levi Goss born Nov 1 1813 / Lucy G Goss born Sep 28 1816 / / / (On urn at L): James Goss / born Apr 18 / 1797 / died dec 30 / 1800 (On urn at R): Joseph Goss / born Oct 19 / 1799 / died Aug 15 / 1801 // (On L side): So fades the lovely blooming flower / Frail smiling solace of an hour / So soon our transient comforts fly / An pleasure only bloom to die / Friends nor physicians cannot save / My mortal body from the grave / Nor can the grave confine me here / When christ shall call me to appear / Acrostic (Note: first letter of each line reading down spells the maker's name: MARY GOSS) May these urns when I view / And these words placd here too / Remind me of their early fate / Youth we must die soon or late / Gone as the damask rose you see / Or like the blossom on a tree / So the thread of life is spun / So soon their days were done / (On R side): A life as slender short as mine / Instruction may covey (?) / My early fate may soon be thine / To mix with kindred clay / Here as you pass the silent door / Learn wisdom from the sod / Repent of follies past be just / And give you lives to God. / Wrought by Mary W Goss / aged 15 / Lancaster June 15 1822 / On urn at center bottom): John Goss / born Feb 2 / 1802 died / Oct 2 1809 / (Below): Sleep on my babe and take thy rest / God calls the(e) home when he thinks best //

Maker

Goss, Mary (age 15)

Date made

1822

Origin

Lancaster, MA US

Stitches

Cross, Satin, Queen, Crossolet, Outline, Straight.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Family register / Acrostic sampler: Verses, names on urns, trees, leaf border. Reading down the first letter of each line in verse spells the maker's name: Mary Goss. Most likely done at a school but it is not named.

Inscription

Family register / John Goss born Jul 15 1770 / Mary wife of J Goss born Oct 1 1774 / Children's names / John Goss born Oct 13 1804 / Mary W Goss born Jun 4 187 (?) / Sarah E Goss born June 19, 1810 / Levi Goss born Nov 1 1813 / Lucy G Goss born Sep 28 1816 / / / (On urn at L): James Goss / born Apr 18 / 1797 / died dec 30 / 1800 (On urn at R): Joseph Goss / born Oct 19 / 1799 / died Aug 15 / 1801 // (On L side): So fades the lovely blooming flower / Frail smiling solace of an hour / So soon our transient comforts fly / An pleasure only bloom to die / Friends nor physicians cannot save / My mortal body from the grave / Nor can the grave confine me here / When christ shall call me to appear / Acrostic (Note: first letter of each line reading down spells the maker's name: MARY GOSS) May these urns when I view / And these words placd here too / Remind me of their early fate / Youth we must die soon or late / Gone as the damask rose you see / Or like the blossom on a tree / So the thread of life is spun / So soon their days were done / (On R side): A life as slender short as mine / Instruction may covey (?) / My early fate may soon be thine / To mix with kindred clay / Here as you pass the silent door / Learn wisdom from the sod / Repent of follies past be just / And give you lives to God. / Wrought by Mary W Goss / aged 15 / Lancaster June 15 1822 / On urn at center bottom): John Goss / born Feb 2 / 1802 died / Oct 2 1809 / (Below): Sleep on my babe and take thy rest / God calls the(e) home when he thinks best //

Length Without Frame

16 1'2"

Length With Frame

20 1'4"

Width Without Frame

16 1/2"

Wdith With Frame

20 1/4"

Original Frame

No

Historical Owner

Purchased from dealer.

Owner

Private collector

Owner Private

Mr. Lane W. Goss

Name of School

Unknown school