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Artist
Rebeccah Penniman
1795
Dateca. 1835
Terms
- Samplers
- Gilt
- Linen
- Silk Fiber
- Wood
- Carlisle
Dimensions49.53 × 48.9 × 3.18 cm (19 1/2 × 19 1/4 × 1 1/4 in.)
Markings"Family Record/Mr. Otis Penniman was born in Carlisle Jun. 3d 1792/Miss Rebeccah Hutchinson...do...Nov. 2d 1795/They were married Jun 27th 1819/From whom descended the following viz(?)/Otis H. Penniman born July 21st 1819/Bartlett Penniman born Jun 29th 1835/And died Aug 24th 1835/Time rapid flies improve it man/The longest life is but a span/Wrought by Mrs. Rebeccah Penniman"
Credit LineGift of Arthur W. Berry (2012)
Object number2012.4.1
DescriptionFamily record and memorial needlework made by Mrs. Rebeccah Penniman. Blue (green), white and brown silk thread on a tan linen ground. White flower and blue leaf border surrounding a rectangular area with saw-tooth border containing lines of text separated by horizontal saw-tooth lines. Beneath the text are two willow trees and an urn-shaped monument. The bottom of the needlework is a horizontal band of solid blue stitching surrounding a line of text containing the maker's name. Gilt frame, glass window.
Collections
- Needlework
Object number: C0075
