Family Register
EmbroidererEmbroidered by
Mary Hosmer Bidwell
Anglo-American, 1752 - 1839
Dateabout 1762
MediumEmbroidery; silk thread on a plain-woven, undyed linen ground
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width of ground): 11 1/8 x 8 1/2in. (28.3 x 21.6cm)
Component (height x width of worked area): 10 1/2 x 8in. (26.7 x 20.3cm)
Component (height x width of worked area): 10 1/2 x 8in. (26.7 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionFamily register worked in dark green, yellow, and light blue silk threads on a plain-woven linen ground in cross stitches over two threads. The sampler is rectangular, oriented vertically. It is laid out with 15 rows of family record information, over an inscription. The inscription is "MARY BIDWELL IS MY NAME/ ENGLISH IS MY NATION/ HARTFORD IS MY DWELLING PL/ AND CHRIST IS MY SALVATION". The register is solidly stitched in green. There is a four-sided border.
The only visible ground is at all four edges, which has been cut close to the worked area. The register is attached with small stitches to a green piece of linen. The linen is wrapped completely around a sturdy surface of unknown material. The sampler is not framed.
Letters and Numbers: All letters are capitalized.
Stitches: The sampler is worked in cross stitches over two threads.
Condition: The register has been removed from its original mount, cut down at each edge, and sewn to a piece of green fabric on a rectangular mount. There are some areas of the embroidery that appear dull; this may be due to fading or water damage. The sampler is not framed.
The only visible ground is at all four edges, which has been cut close to the worked area. The register is attached with small stitches to a green piece of linen. The linen is wrapped completely around a sturdy surface of unknown material. The sampler is not framed.
Letters and Numbers: All letters are capitalized.
Stitches: The sampler is worked in cross stitches over two threads.
Condition: The register has been removed from its original mount, cut down at each edge, and sewn to a piece of green fabric on a rectangular mount. There are some areas of the embroidery that appear dull; this may be due to fading or water damage. The sampler is not framed.
Object number2007.9.0
MarkingsTranscription of text lines:"JAMES BIDWELL BORN JULY/ 26 1716 MARY NORTON BORN/ MAY 20 1730 MARRIED/ JANUARY 12 1746 AND DIED/ JANUARY 1 1761 MARY BIDWELL/ BORN JUNE 8 1748 AND DIED/ SEPTEMBER 8 1750/ RUTH BIDWELL BORN APRIL/ 18 1750 MARY BIDWELL BORN/ FEBRUARY 9 1752 JAMES/ BIDWELL BORN APRIL 30 1754/ HULDAH BIDWELL BORN/ OCTOBER 10 1756 AND DIED/ APRIL 23 1760 ANNE BIDWELL/ BORN APRIL 7 1759/ MARY BIDWELL IS MY NAME/ ENGLISH IS MY NATION/ HARTFORD IS MY DWELLING PL/ AND CHRIST IS MY SALVATION".
Collections
- Connecticut Needlework: Women, Art, and Family, 1740-1840
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