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Museum purchase, 1985.3.0,  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Family Register
Museum purchase, 1985.3.0, © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Family Register

Printmaker (Anglo-American, 1749 - 1832)
MediumEngarving; printer's ink on laid paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 x 6 1/2in. (22.9 x 16.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 x 7in. (22.9 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionFamily register in three columns enclosed within an arch. The register is framed by allegorical figures including "FAITH" "HOPE" "CHARITY" and "PEACE". Other emblematic images include a Pelican piercing her breast to feed her young, a song bird bringing food to nestlings, a beehive, and a cornucopia. Register contains information regarding the family of Oliver Shattuck (born June 7th 1782) and his wife Hannah Tarbell (born Decr. 20 1789).
Object number1985.3.0
NotesDimensions Note: Print appears to have been trimmed to platemark at top and bottom. Part of platemark may be visible at right, but it is not possible to determine its exact dimensions. (Finlay 11/26/2011)
On View
Not on view
Museum purchase, 1972.16.0 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Brunton
late 18th-early 19th century
Museum purchase, 1981.22.0 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Brunton
early 19th century
Gift of Avis and Rockwell Gardiner, 1973.74.3 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Brunton
early 19th century
Family Register.
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
1830-1840
Family Register
Mary Ann Savage
about 1825
Family Register Memorial
Hannah Taylor
1822-1823
Family Register
Annis Jennet Filley
1826
1991.60.14  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Laura Hunt
about 1830
Museum purchase, 1986.128.2  Photograph by David Stansbury.  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical …
Clarissa Fox
1835
Family Register
Sarah Elizabeth Hills
1834
Family Register
Alma Elizabeth Hawley
1843
Family Register
Lucy Morgan
1822