Street, Martha (1829-1926)

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Maker
Street, Martha (1829-1926)
Date made
1841
Origin
Prospect, CT US
Stitches
Cross over one.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
1 alphabet at top: uppercase script, missing J. Followed by additional letters: BCSSJO. In an oval cartouche in the center: A female stands next to a monument. Her left hand rests on the top. Trees on either side. At center top an angel, with a bird in flight on L and a peacock on R. Across the bottom a village with a church, a tree, a house, a church, a tree. Floral border up both sides and across the top. *Note: there were two churches in Prospect in the 1830's - one Congregational and one Methodist. It is possible that these are the churches depicted in the sampler.
Inscription
(On L): They are like / grass: in the / morning it flour- / isheth and grow- / est up: in the / evening it is cut / down and / withererth / (On R): But the mercy / of the Lord is / from everlasting / to everlasting / upon them that / fear him and / his righteousness / unto children,s / children / There is a voice by sorrow heard / When heaviest weighs life,s galling chain / That voice is the Almighty,s word / The pure in heart shall meet again / Wrought by Martha Street at 12 years of age under the instruction of Mary C. Street / died / Aug. 29 / 1834 / (On the monument): B E T S E Y / wife of / James Street / died on / Aug 27 / 1 8 3 4 //
Length Without Frame
16 7/8"
Width Without Frame
17 7/8"
Historical Owner
#2006.74.1 Museum purchase
Owner
Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
Owner Private
Connecticut Historical Society