FAMILY REGISTER / Eliphalet Baker Born Aug. 21st 1765 / Anne Eaton Born April 26th 1769 / They were married Feb. 19th 1795 / Their children / George Baker born July 8th 1796 / Nathaniel Baker born Jan. 28th 1799. died July 11th 1800 / Nathaniel Baker born Aug. 3rd 1801 died Nov. 19th 1802 / Nancy Baker born Oct. 3rd 1803 / Emily Baker born April 27th 1806. died Dec. 11th 1807 / Emily Baker born Oct. 16th 1808. / On the L): If e'er your hearts by grief oppress'd / Repose it in a mothers breast / To her each secret thought impart Use no disguise detest all art / (On the L): Be candid open and sincere / A mothers love you cannot fear / She'll be a kind and faithful friend / And teach you how your faults / to mend / (Across the bottom): Executed by Nancy Baker in the 9th year of her age 1812 //

Maker

Baker, Nancy (age 9)

Date made

1812

Origin

MA US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk or Cotton

Predominent Motif

Family Register with names and verse. Meandering small flower border all four sides.

Inscription

FAMILY REGISTER / Eliphalet Baker Born Aug. 21st 1765 / Anne Eaton Born April 26th 1769 / They were married Feb. 19th 1795 / Their children / George Baker born July 8th 1796 / Nathaniel Baker born Jan. 28th 1799. died July 11th 1800 / Nathaniel Baker born Aug. 3rd 1801 died Nov. 19th 1802 / Nancy Baker born Oct. 3rd 1803 / Emily Baker born April 27th 1806. died Dec. 11th 1807 / Emily Baker born Oct. 16th 1808. / On the L): If e'er your hearts by grief oppress'd / Repose it in a mothers breast / To her each secret thought impart Use no disguise detest all art / (On the L): Be candid open and sincere / A mothers love you cannot fear / She'll be a kind and faithful friend / And teach you how your faults / to mend / (Across the bottom): Executed by Nancy Baker in the 9th year of her age 1812 //

Length Without Frame

18"

Width Without Frame

16"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#0013 Gift of Mrs. H.P. Cormarais in 1921 Photo by M.S. Frazier

Owner

Dedham Historical Society, Dedham, MA

Owner Private

Dedham Historical Society