- Maker
- Filley, Annis Jennet (age 9)
- Date made
- 1826
- Origin
- Bloomfield, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross over 2, Cross over 1, Satin, Queen
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Pictorial motifs with flowers, facing birds, strawberries. At the bottom two vases of flowers. Geometric tulip border with a square design in each corner.
- Inscription
- (near the top) Family Register / Oliver Filley born June 26 1784 / Annis Humphry born Nov 14 1785 / Married May 8 1805 / (On the L): When youth's / soft season / shall be oer / And scenes / of childhood / charm no more / My riper years / with joy shall see / This prood of / youthful / industry / (In a cartouche in the center (note deaths are listed on the R): Oliver Dwight born May 23 1806 / Marcus Lucius born Nov 3 1807 / Jay Humphry BOrn Mar 13 1810 / Joseph Earl Born Sept 5 1812 Oct 27 1812 / An infant born June 30 1813 (died) June 30 1813 / Giles Franklin born Feb 3 1814 / Annis Jennet born Jan 9 1817 / John Eldridge born Dec 20 1818 (died) Mar 15 1846 An infant born Dec 22 1820 (died) Dec 23 1820 / Oliver Filley Died Dec 9 1846 / Annis Filley died (note: the three death date were added later, possibly by two different hands)>
- Length Without Frame
- 16 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1963.45.1 GIft of Dorothy FIlley Bidwell
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
