- Maker
- Read, Mary (age 13)
- Date made
- 1822
- Origin
- Westford, MA US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Family record done in a saw tooth bordered square with a decorative arch above. On each side is a rose vine border. A small rectangle in the center bottom holds the verse with a smaller rose vine border.
- Inscription
- Family Registor / Mr. Zaccheus Read Miss Mary Parker / born March 8th 1773 born March 31st 1778 / Married / AD 1795 / A.D Births CHILDRENS NAMES Deaths Month A.D. 1796 Born Zaccheus Read Janu 27 1799 Born Mary Read Died July 2 1802 1801 Born Abigail Osgood Read Mar 27th 1804 Born Josiah Read March 18th 1807 Born Edwin Read March 12 Died Aug 5 1807 1809 Born Mary Read Aug 5th 1811 Born Amira Read Oct 19th 1814 Born Edwin Read Nov 23rd confines / (On the L): Now we are in life early bloom / To Seek our God tis not to soon / O may you yeild your heart to him / And taste those Peaceful joys within / (On the R): While rosey cheeks thy bloom / And youth thy bosom warms / Let knowledge and let Virture dress / Thy mind in brighter charms / (At the bottom): Wrought by Mary Read Aged 13 yrs AD 1822 //
- Owner
- J.V. Fletcher Library, Westford, MA
- Owner Private
- J.V. Fletcher Library
