Jennings, Mary (?)

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Maker
Jennings, Mary (?)
Date made
ca. 1829
Origin
MA (?) US
Stitches
Satin, Back, Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
A Family register with a memorial stone at the bottom. A pillar on both sides, a rose vine across the top. A tomb at center bottom on a green lawn with a tree on each side.
Inscription
(In a heart at center): Married / April th 25 / 1802 / (On L): Isaac Jennings / Born October th 2 1777 / (On the R): Sally Hoar / Born July th 22 1778 / / William Trask Jennings Born April th 6 1803 / And Died August 29th 1824 Aged 21 / Stephen Jennings Born September 11th 1806 / Sarah Prentice And Mary Crawford Jennings Born / September th 10 1810 Sarah Prentice Died March 27th 1813 / Amos Jennings Born May 11th 1815 / And Died December 12th 1819 / (On the tomb at center bottom): Sacred to / the memory of / Isaac Jennings / who died / April 16th 1829 / Aged 53 / Years //
Length Without Frame
20"
Width Without Frame
18 5/8"
Historical Owner
#2003.401 Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Owner
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Owner Private
Museum of Fine Arts