Lydia B. Chenery
Family Register Sampler

Family Register Sampler
Family Register Sampler
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Family Register Sampler
Date1825
Made inWatertown, Massachusetts, United States
MediumSilk on linen
DimensionsOverall (At Open): 21 9/16 × 16 7/16 in. (54.7 × 41.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Bayou Bend Docents and the Bayou Bend Docent Organization Endowment in memory of Barbara Bailey
Object numberB.2024.4
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Provenance[Richard Dodge, Bedford, Massachusetts]; purchased by [Amy Finkel, Philadelphia], March 1993; purchased by Betty Brown Casey (1927–2022), Potomac, Maryland, 1993; Estate of Betty Brown Casey; purchased by [Amy Finkel, Philadelphia], 2023; purchased by MFAH, 2024.
Exhibition HistoryN/A
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Maker name and date embroidered at lower center in black thread: Wrought by / Lydia B Chenery 1825
Recto: Enclosed in two hearts at the roots are the embroidered names and birth dates of the parents: Ebenezer Chenery born Jan 23 1765 / Sally Hastings born June 13 1775. Their marriage date is embroidered below the hearts: Married Oct 23 1803. At left center and right center are eight fruits hanging from the branches. Each fruit contains the embroidered names and birth dates of their children: Isaac H born Sept 12 1804 / Ebenezer Jr born Jan 14 1806 / Sarah born May 22 1808 / David born August 16 1810 / Lydia B born August 16 1812 / John born June 29 1815 / Susannah born March 8 1818 / Mary born May 12 1820
Recto: Original glazing gilt at bottom center: FAMILY REGISTER.
Recto: Maker name embroidered in black thread, lower left: Lydia B Chenery
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