Frost, Mary

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Maker
Frost, Mary
Date made
ca. 1813
Origin
Cambridge or Charlestown, MA US
Stitches
Satin, Couched Satin, Stem
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Silk
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
A teenage girl weeps at the tomb of her brother, mother and father. A black cloth drapes over the tomb and the girl. A willow tree surrounds the scene and a sparse tree is on the L. Painted water color face on the girl, the background of sky and a landscape with mountains and trees.
Inscription
(On the tombstone): SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / JOHN FROST / WHO DIED OCT. 7, 1802, AET 18 / MRS. SUSANNA FROST, / WHO DIED SEPT. 29, 1804, AET 44. / MR. JOHN FROST, / DIED MAY 15, 1812, AET 52. / / In blooming youth, grim death we see, / arrest the son by Heaven's decree; / Still he a dread destroyer proves, / And soon the MOTHER hence removes, / Insatiate archer! Could not this suffice? / Behold! the Orphan's tear, a FATHER dies. (Painted in white on the eglomized glass mat: Mary Frost)
Length Without Frame
20"
Length With Frame
25"
Width Without Frame
17 3/4"
Wdith With Frame
23"
Original Frame
Yes
Historical Owner
Purchased from the Betty Ring Collection, Sotheby's 2012
Owner
Dan & Marty Campanelli
Owner Private
Dan & Marty Campanelli
Name of School
Hannah Spofford, Charlestown Academy, MA