- Maker
- Gorham, Bethiah (age 11)
- Date made
- 1800
- Origin
- Providence, RI US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Stem,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- The Gorham familly register. Three columns which stand on a green field filled with flowering plants support two arches. Family births are recorded on the L and deaths on the R. Scattered flower motifs on both sides with a wide flowing valance with a central bow flow across the top. Done at the Mary Balch School in Providence, RI.
- Inscription
- (On L): The / Family Register / Jabez Gorham was born A. D. 1750, June 15 / was Married to Miss Catharine Tyler, 1789 / she was then aged 21 years / Their First Child Hannah, was born Feb 12, 1784 / Their Second Child Benjamin, was born / March 2, 1786, Their Third Child Field was born July 27, 1787 Died 1789 Aged 1 year & 9 months / Their Fourth Child Bethiah was born March 16, 1789 / Their Fifth Child Sarah was born January 27, 1791 And departed this life August 21 1791 / Their Sixth Child Jabez born February 18 1792 / Their Seventh Child Catharine born June 30 1793 / Their Eighth Child John born June 4 1795 / Their Ninth Chile Sarah born February 2 1797 / Their Tenth Child William Field born April 30 / 1798 //
- Length Without Frame
- 18"
- Width Without Frame
- 22"
- Owner
- Jabez Howland House, Plymouth, MA
- Name of School
- Mary Balch School, Providence, RI
