Polly Benton, 1797. #SA000730

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Polly Benton, 1797

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000730
Maker:	Mary Benton
Maker Birthplace:	Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Year Made:	1797
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Fenimore Art Museum
Accession Number:	N0411.1972
Object Credit:	Donor: Miss Phoebe Prout Smith
Contributor:	Fenimore Art Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

7.25 H x 7.15 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Personal initials, Place name, Date, , backwards S on bottom

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Polly Benton
Richmond 1797

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green

Thread Condition:

Borders:
Text: Slight loss
Symbols:

Other Materials:

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 38
Horizontal: 30

Maker History

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Birth Name:	cemetery records
Birthdate:	cemetery records
Birth Location:	City: Richmond County: Berkshire State: Massachusetts
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	MIDDLETOWN UPPER HOUSES a history of the north society of Middletown, Ct. from 1650 to 1800 with genealogical and biographical chapters on early families. Charles Collard Adams New York: Grafton Press, 1908
Parents:	The New England Historical and Genealogical Register The Society, 1906 - New England Vols. 37-52 (1883-98) include section: Genealogical gleanings in England, by H. F. Waters	cemetery records	cemetery records
	The New England Historical and Genealogical Register The Society, 1906 - New England Vols. 37-52 (1883-98) include section: Genealogical gleanings in England, by H. F. Waters.	cemetery records	cemetery records
Marriages:
	Spouse: MIDDLETOWN UPPER HOUSES a history of the north society of Middletown, Ct. from 1650 to 1800 with genealogical and biographical chapters on early families. Charles Collard Adams New York: Grafton Press, 1908	Birth: cemetery records Pleasant Valley Cemetery Ashland, Greene County, New York, USA	Death: cemetery records Pleasant Valley Cemetery Ashland, Greene County, New York, USA
	Date: Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850	Place: Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850

Children:

John Prout	Birth: 1823	Death:
George Washington Prout	Birth: 1825	Death: 1868
Darin Prout	Birth: 1827	Death:
Amanda Prout	Birth: 1824	Death:
Mary Prout Groat	Birth: 1815	Death: 1884
Phebe Prout Barlow	Birth: 1817	Death: 1888
Eliza Prout	Birth: 1812	Death: 1817
Darius Benton Prout	Birth: Sept. 5, 1827	Death: 1914
Eliza Prout	Birth: Mar. 18, 1813	Death: Dec. 21, 1817
Mary Prout	Birth: June 18, 1815	Death: May 25, 1884
Phebe Prout	Birth: July 13, 1817	Death: Sept. 27, 1888
William Prout	Birth: Oct. 23, 1820	Death: Oct. 15, 1847
John Curtis Prout	Birth: Jan. 9, 1823	Death: June 12, 1901
George Washington Prout	Birth: Aug. 7, 1825	Death: Sept. 24, 1868

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Phebe Prout Barlow [1817-1880] Relation to maker: daughter Name: Mary Straughn Smith [1863-?] Relation to maker: granddaughter Name: Phoebe Prout Smith [1891-1981] donor Relation to maker: great great granddaughter Name: Helen Barlow Straughn [1842-1915] Relation to maker: great granddaughter
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Marcus B. Huish Title: Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries Publication/Publisher: Date: 1970

Object Details