Brigham, Catharine Jones

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Maker
Brigham, Catharine Jones
Date made
ca. 1830
Origin
New England US
Stitches
Cross, Stem, Satin, Filling, French knot, Long, Short, Gobelin
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: each with 26 letters. Numbers 1-9. At the bottom a 3 story house with two chimneys and 14 windows set on a lawn with a fence, gate and pathway. Verse inside rectangular design with two baskets of flowers on either side. Family record under a bent willow branch on either side. Inner white flower border all four sides with a saw tooth outer border.
Inscription
This morn I crop'd those beauteous flowers / Emblems of my fleeting hours: / Tis thus said I, my life time flies / First it blooms and then it dies. ///// Family Record / Aaron Brigham was born December 29th 1785 / Comfort Valentine was born March 10th 1783 ---- married / August 2d 1808 Births of their children / Catharine Jones Brigham was born June 9th 1809 / William Brigham was born September 30th 1812 / Sophia Brigham was born January 17 1815. /// Wrought by Catharine Jones Brigham
Length With Frame
27 1/4"
Wdith With Frame
23 1/2"
Original Frame
Yes
Historical Owner
#A4090
Owner
Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
Owner Private
Historic New England