Henrietta E. Bedell, 1836. #SA000130

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Henrietta E. Bedell, 1836

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000130
Maker:	Henrietta E. Bedell
Maker Birthplace:	New Baltimore, Greene County, New York
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	New Baltimore, Greene County, New York
Year Made:	1836
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	2008.31.2
Object Credit:	Gift of John S. Beach
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.70 H x 17.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

21.50 H x 21.00 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouche
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Place name, Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Written on the blank leaf of a ladys Bible 
When thy beauty shall fade as tis certain it must
And thy youth as it flies steals the bloom which it gave
When the cold hand of Death shall consign thee to dust
And the wild flower bloom on the clod of thy grave

If this volume of Heaven has been thy delight 
If thy offering of praise to its God have ascended 
If thy prayers have encircled the throne of his might 
And the tear of repentance in love thou hast blended

Henreitta E Bedell
AE 13 years born 8th month 24 1823
New Baltimore 1836

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Green, Pink, Red, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Queen or rococo, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	City: New Baltimore County: Greene State: New York
Death Date:
Death Location:	census records
Religion:	object
Parents:	Mother: Mary Bedell	Ancestry.com family trees	Death:
	cemetery records Stanton Hill Cemetery, New Baltimore, Greene County, New York	cemetery records Stanton Hill Cemetery, New Baltimore, Greene County, New York	cemetery records Stanton Hill Cemetery, New Baltimore, Greene County, New York
Marriages:
	Spouse: Records of the Dorland family in America embracing the principal branches Dorland, Dorlon, Dorlan, Durland, Durling in the United States and Canada, sprung from Jan Gerreste Dorlandt, Holland emigrant	Birth: cemetery records Lakeside Rural Cemetery, Bernard's Bay, Oswego County NY	Death: cemetery records Lakeside Rural Cemetery, Bernard's Bay, Oswego County NY
	Date: February 1, 1843	Place: New York

Children:

Alving Dorland	Birth: Oct. 5, 1844	Death: Aug. 23, 1882
Edgar Dorland	Birth: Jan. 7, 1848	Death: Oct. 22, 1848
Alfred Dorland	Birth: Sep. 4, 1858	Death: Apr. 27, 1859

Previous Owners:	Name: John S. Beach Relation to maker: nephew
Conservation:	Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2009 Actions: Other actions: Cleaned and remounted
Exhibitions:	Title: By, For, and Of the People: Folk Art and Americana at the DAR Museum Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 7, 2011 – Sep. 2, 2012
Literature:

Object Details