Kent, Ardelia (age 14)

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Maker
Kent, Ardelia (age 14)
Date made
1829
Origin
Rehoboth, MA
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: each complete, some double letters. Heart and diamond motifs. Few stitched lines. Family register with listing of births and some deaths of Kent family members.
Inscription
Family Record Deaths Ages / Nathaniel Kent Born June 2 1774 ---- April 13 1832 58th yr / Elizabeth Read Born Oct 22 1778 Sept. 28 1816 37 yrs / and were married May 29 1803 / Their children / (G)eor(ge) --------Born June 2, 1804 / ?------ Kent Born ? 2 1806 -----Jan 19 1807 1 yr. / Eliza A. Kent Born Jan. ? 1808 / ?????? Kent Born Oct. 24 1809 -----Feb 5. 1814 4. yrs / Nathaniel Kent Born Feb 29. 1812 / Ardelia Kent Born Nov 8 1815 / --------- married ---------Born -----22. 1817 ----------March. 23 1855 / Their Children / Nancy Kent Born July 17?. 1818 ------Oct. 1719 / Betse Kent Born June 18. 1820--------Nov. / Adline Kent Born Nov. 14. 1822 / Ardelia Kent Sampler Wrought in Rehoboth / July AD 1829. / /
Length Without Frame
18"
Width Without Frame
18"
Original Frame
No
Historical Owner
#2010-007-001 Gift of Lyn Beattie
Owner
Carpenter Museum, Rehoboth, MA
Owner Private
Carpenter Museum