Heritage, Martha Pratt

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Maker
Heritage, Martha Pratt
Date made
1823
Origin
Hurfville, NJ US
Stitches
Cross, Satin, Stem,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Family Register lists names, births, etc. Wide meandering alternating carnation and rose border all four sides with a small floral arrangement at center bottom.
Inscription
F A M I L Y R E C O R D / (Note: not all names and dates a re legible): Mary Heritage.s birth March 29th A.D. 1780 / Arthur Heritage.s birth December 29th A.D. 1891 / Martha P. Heritage birth December 14th A. D. 1811 / Charles Heritage.s birth August 17th A. D. 1809 / Ann S. Heritag.s birth August 18th A. D. 1806 / / Thomas I Heritage s birth November 26th A. D. 1813 / Benjamin T Heritage, s birth APril 4th. A. D. 1816 / Arthur Heritage Deceased November 7th 1822 aged / 20 Years 10 months and 8 days . / MARTHA HERITAGES sampler Worked in the 12th / Year of her age A. D. 1823 . / Oh may my future chores be given To Peace to virtue / and to heaven. So when the sense of time shall / Fade. And lifes ???? lamp be dark with shade / A (last lines are not legible). (At center bottom): A. D. 1 8 2 3 //
Historical Owner
Society purchase in 1990.
Owner
Gloucester County Historical Society, Gloucester, NJ
Owner Private
Gloucester County Historical Society