Family Register
PrintmakerEngraved by
Richard Brunton
Anglo-American, 1749 - 1832
Dateearly 19th century
MediumEngraving; printer's ink and watercolor on laid paper on wove paper mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 5/8 x 6 7/8in. (21.9 x 17.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 x 7in. (22.9 x 17.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 3/4 x 7 7/8in. (24.8 x 20cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 x 7in. (22.9 x 17.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 3/4 x 7 7/8in. (24.8 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Avis and Rockwell Gardiner
DescriptionFamily register in three columns is surmounted by an arch and surrounded by allegorical figures including "SPRING" "SUMMER" "WINTER" and "AUTUMN". A pelican piercing her breast to feed her young is at the top fo the arch. The register contains information regarding the family of Andrew Bradford (born Jany 19 1780) and his wife Jerusha (born May 6 1782).
Object number1973.74.3
InscribedOn recto, in black printer's ink, "REMEMBER YOUR ANCESTORS" "Register / Of..... FAMILY / He was Born... & MARRIED .... She was Born / & by him hath the following / CHILDREN." "NAMES - BORN - DIED"On verso, upper left (upsidedown), in pencil, "Neg 1898" / accession numberNotesDimensions Note: Register appears to have been trimmed to platemark. (Finlay 11/26/2011)
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