Shaker museum logo on a white background.

Shaker Museum

“The gospel day began to rise . . .”, poem written 1833 by John D. as a birth day address for his only Daughter Anna Dodgson.

1833

Object ID
1957.10187.1
Physical description
4 pages and envelope
Scope and content

“The gospel day began to rise . . .”, poem written 1833 by John D. as a birth day address for his only Daughter Anna Dodgson. Inscribed on envelope “John Dodgson’s Poem when he & his companion gave up Anna their daughter to live in the Church Family.”

Arrangement

Anna Dodgson (1818-1897)

,

Do you have information you'd like to share?

CONTACT US

Shaker Museum Mount Lebanon updates database records with information when it becomes available.

Copyright of this artwork Citation rules

Citation rules

Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon. “The gospel day began to rise . . .”, poem written 1833 by John D. as a birth day address for his only Daughter Anna Dodgson.. https://shakerml.org/archive/?id=336. Accessed on May 17, 2024

PEOPLE

Dodgson, John

1781-1841

READ BIO

We are dedicated to making the cultural heritage of the Shakers available to the public for free.

DONATE
A black and white photo of a person smiling.

Shane Rothe

Curatorial Associate

Shane Rothe (they/them) joined Shaker Museum in July 2023, working with independent curator Maggie Taft on an exhibition for the new museum space in Chatham. Shane is an artist as well as a curator and continues to create in the mediums of painting, sculpture, writing, and performance. Shane holds a BFA from CalArts and an MA in art history and curatorial studies from the University of Chicago.