- Maker
- Bidwell, Mary Hosmer
- Date made
- ca. 1762
- Origin
- Hartford, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A family register done in 15 rows of information. Border all four sides.
- Inscription
- JAMES BIDWELL BORN JULY / 26 1716 MARY NORTON BORN / MAY 20 1730 MARRIED / JANUARY 12 1746 AND DIED / JANUARY 1 1761 MARY BIDWELL / BORN JUNE 8 1748 AND DIED / SEPTEMBER 8 1750 . RUTH BIDWELL BORN APRIL / 181750 MARY BIDWELL BORN / FEBRUARY 9 1752 JAMES / BIDWELL BORN APRIL 30 1754 / HULDH BIDWELL BORN / OCTOBER 10 1756 AND DIED / APRIL 23 1760 ANNE BIDWELL / BORN APRIL 7 1759 / MARY BIDWELL IS MY NAME / ENGLISH IS MY NATION / HARTFORD IS MY DWELLING PL / AND CHRIST IS MY SALVATION. //
- Length Without Frame
- 10 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 8"
- Historical Owner
- #2007.9.0 Museum purchase
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
