- Maker
- Jenney, Julia Ann
- Date made
- ca. 1835
- Origin
- MA ? US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 5 alphabets: two with J. Numbers 1-(1)0. Simple stitched lines. Saw tooth border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (In center): Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first effot(sp) of an infants hand / And while her fingers o'er this canvas move / Engage her tender heart to seek thy love / With thy dear children let her share a part / And write thy name thy self upon her heart / / (On L side): Births / Joseph L Jenney Born / July the 13 1783 / Chloe his wife was Born / January the 13 1785 / Chales K Jenney born / March the 5 1809 / Elizabeth Jenney Born / November the 7 1810 / Sophia Jenney Born / November the 1 1813 / Joseph Jenney Born / January the 25 1815 / Julia Ann Jenney Born / October the 10 1818 / Albert P. Jenney Born / October the 8 1820 / / (In center): Married / Joseph L. Jenney and / Chloe Kirby was / married January the 3 1809 / Timothy Russell and / Elizabeth Jenney was / married July the 18 1827 / Sanford Jenney and / Julia Ann Jenney was / married May th 5 1835 / (On L side): Deaths / Joseph Jenney Died / February the 20 1850 / Sophia Jenney Died / April the 2 4 1835 / / Worked By Julia Ann Jenney //
- Historical Owner
- #1975.35.4
- Owner
- New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA
- Owner Private
- New Bedford Whaling Museum
