- Maker
- Bradford, Mary A. (age 11)
- Date made
- 1833
- Origin
- Plymouth, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, French knot, Seed
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen, Paper
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Ink, Paint
- Predominent Motif
- Family register within columns and arches. A floral vine winds up the column and becomes the arches. Lower portion contains a painted scene of Plymouth, MA with a large monument, weeping willow, other trees. Large roses in the corners anchor a floral vine border across the top and on both sides. . (NOTE): William Bradford, the father named on this sampler is 8th in direct line of descent from William Bradford, Pilgrim Governor and Historian of Plymouth, MA.)
- Inscription
- F A M I L Y R E C O R D / / William Bradford Married to Elsey Sylvester / October 28 1820 / / Mary A. Bradford Born Oct. 26, 1823 / William Bradford Born Feb. 3, 1826 / Nancy Bradford Born Nov. 24, 1827 / William Bradford Born Aug. 11, 1829 / Eudora Bradford Born June 9, 1931 / Wrought by Mary A. Bradford Aged 11 AD 1833 (Ink inscription on paper sewn to monument): Sacred to the memory of / William Bradford, Jr. / Who died May 12, 1829 / Aged 3 years, 3 months and 9 days / Bost not thyself of tomorrow / For thou knowest not / What a day may bring forth /
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/4"
- Length With Frame
- 211 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 22 1/8"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- Purchased 2012 at Sotheby's auction, collection of Betty Ring.
- Owner
- Collection of Dan & Marty Campanelli
- Owner Private
- Dan & Marty Campanelli
- Name of School
- Possibly the Turner Sisters, Plymouth, MA
