Lucretia Bright, n.d.. #SA000169

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Lucretia Bright, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000169
Maker:	Lucretia Bright
Maker Birthplace:	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	73.96
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Family Record or Register

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

16.80 H x 16.80 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

20.50 H x 20.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

, Feather heart around parent's names
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Maker signature, Family genealogy

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Elizth bn
Nov 27
1812

Jane bn
April 27 th
1810

Lucretia
bn Aug st 30
1807

Marshall
bn July 30
1805

Nath l bn
Jan y 10th
1803

Sarah bn
Jan y 10th
1801

Susan bn
June20th
1798

Francis     Susan
Bright bn   Bright bn
April 3d    July 25
1766          1778

married 1797 Dec 27th

Family Record

Lucretia Bright

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk chenille

Thread Colors Front:

Green, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Long and short, Satin, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical: 28
Horizontal: 28

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object,Family Memorials. Genealogies of the Families and Descendents of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to Which Is Appended the Early History of the Town
Birthdate:	object,Family Memorials. Genealogies of the Families and Descendents of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to Which Is Appended the Early History of the Town
Birth Location:	Family Memorials. Genealogies of the Families and Descendents of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to Which Is Appended the Early History of the Town.. Vol. County: Middlesex State Family Memorials. Genealogies of the Families and Descendents of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to Which Is Appended the Early History of the Town.. Vol.
Death Date:	U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
Death Location:	U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
Religion:	protestant
Parents:	object,Family Memorials. Genealogies of the Families and Descendents of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to Which Is Appended the Early History of the Town	object,Family Memorials. Genealogies of the Families and Descendents of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to Which Is Appended the Early History of the Town	Death:
	object,Family Memorials. Genealogies of the Families and Descendents of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to Which Is Appended the Early History of the Town	object	Family Memorials. Genealogies of the Families and Descendents of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to Which Is Appended the Early History of the Town.. Vol.
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Clues to Family History Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C Title: Women Artists in Washington Collections Host: Art Gallery, University of Maryland Location: College Park, MD Date: Jan. 18, 1979 – Feb. 25, 1979 Title: Family Record: Genealogical Watercolors and Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Jan. 30, 1989- May 14, 1989 Title: Executive Selections Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Dec. 1, 1994 – May 1, 1995 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:	Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: By, For, and Of the People: Folk Art and Americana at the DAR Museum Publication/Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Date: 2012 Author(s): Gloria Seaman Allen Title: Family Record: Genealogical Watercolors and Needlework Publication/Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Date: 1989 Author(s): Gloria Seaman Allen Title: Antique American Needlework: Family Records, Samplers, Conservation Publication/Publisher: Antiques and the Arts Weekly Date: Oct. 13, 1989 Author(s): Linda Joan Smith Title: Publication/Publisher: Country Home Magazine Date: Sep. 1989 Author(s): Peter Benes Title: Decorated Family Records from Coastal Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. In Families and Children: Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife, 1985 Publication/Publisher: Boston: Boston University Date: 1987 Author(s): Elizabeth Donaghy Garrett Title: American Samplers and Needlework Pictures in the DAR Museum Part II: 1806-1840. Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques, pp. 699-701 Date: Apr. 1975

Object Details