(Inscribed on the urn): Sacred to the memory of Lucretia Thayer Barry Died Oct. 25, 1810 Aged 9 months / Lucretia Thayer Barry Second Died November 15th 1811 Aged 9 weeks / (Inscribed on the stone): Blossoms nip't by vernal frost yield no fruit but fade & die / Those flowers tho' faded are not lost; They grace the courts of the most High; Forever fresh forever fair They shall bloom and flourish there. / (Inscribed at the bottom on the glass): Wrought at Mrs. Rowson's Academy by Mary Ann Barry / 1812 //

Maker

Barry, Mary Ann (age 14) (1798-1866)

Date made

1812

Origin

Boston, MA US

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Silk

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

A woman leans elbow on a tomb with a large urn on the top. A large weeping will on the L, painted face, arms and background.

Inscription

(Inscribed on the urn): Sacred to the memory of Lucretia Thayer Barry Died Oct. 25, 1810 Aged 9 months / Lucretia Thayer Barry Second Died November 15th 1811 Aged 9 weeks / (Inscribed on the stone): Blossoms nip't by vernal frost yield no fruit but fade & die / Those flowers tho' faded are not lost; They grace the courts of the most High; Forever fresh forever fair They shall bloom and flourish there. / (Inscribed at the bottom on the glass): Wrought at Mrs. Rowson's Academy by Mary Ann Barry / 1812 //

Length Without Frame

23 3/4"

Width Without Frame

17 3/4"

Historical Owner

#T1200

Owner

Concord Museum, Concord, MA

Owner Private

Concord Museum