Prescott, Bethia (age 15)

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Maker
Prescott, Bethia (age 15)
Date made
1819
Origin
Westford, MA US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Family record done in a saw tooth rectangle. At bottom L a tomb with an urn on top, a tree on each side. Rose border on all four sides with an outer saw tooth border .
Inscription
Family Record / Mr Abram / Prescott born / Sept 21 st 1769 / Miss Polly / Fletcher born / Aug 11th 1776 / Mr Abram / Prescott born / Sept 21 st / 1769 Married Nov / 12th 1801 / Miss Olive / Adams born / Jan 26 / 1780 // Polly F Prescott born 1799 / Martha Prescott born 1800 / Olive Prescott born 1802 / Bethia Prescott born 1804 Oliver Prescott born 1806 / Mrs Polly Prescott died Dec 19th 1800 Martha Prescott died Jan 29th 1801 Abram Prescott boorn Jan 6th 1809 Henry Prescott born Jan 13th 1811 Sarah Prescott born Aug 23rd 1813 Abel Prescott born Aug 3rd 1816 Jackson Prescott born Feb 27th 1819 // Wrought by Bethia Prescott / August 1819 //
Length Without Frame
*21 1/4"
Length With Frame
23 1/4"
Width Without Frame
*19 1/2"
Wdith With Frame
21 1/2"
Owner
J.V. Fletcher Library, Westford, MA
Owner Private
J.V. Fletcher Library