- Maker
- Unknown
- Date made
- 1858
- Origin
- Salem County, NJ US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A mourning sampler done perhaps by a family member for Mary Anna Bee, age 17. A large weeping willow at top L and R. Reversing arcaded strawberry border all four sides.
- Inscription
- IN / Memory of Mary Anna Bee Eldest / daughter of John and Rhoda Bee Born / March 4th 1837 at Salem NJ Died at the / Same place October 6 1854 Her dying / request and funeral Sermon preached / by R F Young from Luke ch 23d ver 28th / Weep not for me. (On L side): Sister, thou wast mild and lovely, / Gentle as the summer breeze, / Pleasant as the air of evening, / When it floats among the trees. / Peaceful be thy silent slumber - / Peaceful in the grave so low; / Thou no more wilt join our number / Thou no more our songs shalt Know / Dearest sister, thou hast left us, / Here thy loss we deeply feel, / But 'tis God that hath bereft us: / He can all our sorrows heal. / (On R): Sister, thou art gone to rest; / Thy toils and cares are o'er; / And sorrow, pain, and suffering now / shall ne'er distress thee more. / While we weep as jesus wept, / Thou shalt sleep as jesus slept: / With thy Saviour thou shalt rest, / Crowned, and glorified and blest. / Yet again we hope to meet thee, / When the day of life is fled, / Then in heaven with joy to greet thee / Where no farewell tear is shed. (At center bottom): 1 8 5 8 //
- Historical Owner
- Donated by Dorothy Fisher in memory of her husband, G. Baxter Fisher.
- Owner
- Salem County Historical Society, Salem County, NJ
- Owner Private
- Salem County Historical Society
