Sacket, Sally (age 10)

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Maker
Sacket, Sally (age 10)
Date made
ca. 1796
Origin
Westfield, MA US
Stitches
Cross, Satin, Stem
In Bolton & Co.
Yes Page 73 Verse 65 1684 Page 263
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Family record of the Sacket family with floral motifs in the lower half. Black filled in background. Flowers, baskets, birds. Inner saw tooth and floral border on three sides across top and down both sides with tricorn border all four sides.
Inscription
Stephen Sacket born May / 23 1752. Eunice Lovering bo / rn Dec. 23. 1748. Married Nob / 25 1776 Step(n) Sacket jr born / Aug 7. 1777. Eunice Sacket / born April 25 1779 Hannah / Sacket born Aug. 7, 1781 Sa / lly Sacket born April 21,1786 / Daniel Sac.t born Sept. 23 1790 / In prosperity friends are plenty / In adversity not one in twenty. //
Length Without Frame
16 15/16"
Width Without Frame
10 5/8"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1941-69-46 Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
Owner
Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, NY
Owner Private
Cooper Hewitt Museum