Mr. N. Atwell's Family Record

Art

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Mr. N. Atwell's Family Record

Entry/Object ID

VHS-A-558

Description

Mr. Nathan Atwell's family record. Marriages, births, and deaths--L to R. The sections are separated with columns and archways. they are all in black with color highlights. The colors used are yellow, red and green. There are many entries in the birth column with a few in marriages and deaths. Symbolic drawings under the archways, hearts, and a weeping willow.

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor, Ink

Subject

Atwell Family

Context

This hand-drawn family register with vibrant colors and unique designs is the work of an unidentified artist working in central Vermont from about 1820 to 1850. Other family registers with similar coloration and design can be found museums around the region. The Wright family register (A-500) is by the same hand and can be found in this gallery. The Atwells were early settlers in Johnson, Vermont.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Unknown

Made/Created

Date made

1820 - 1850

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

17 in

Width

20-1/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Atwell, Nathan (1766-1844)

Person or Organization

Hunkins, Lydia (1772-1846)

Person or Organization

Atwell, Bridgett (b. 1795)

Person or Organization

Atwell, John (1796-1880)

Person or Organization

Atwell, Susan (b. 1797)

Person or Organization

Atwell, William Cummings (b. 1799)

Person or Organization

Atwell, Hiram (1801-1849)

Person or Organization

Atwell, Benjamin Hunkins (1802-1883)

Person or Organization

Atwell, Lydia (b. 1804)

Person or Organization

Atwell, Phoebe (1806-1889)

Person or Organization

Atwell, Olive (1808-1884)

Person or Organization

Atwell, Nathan (b. 1810)

Person or Organization

Atwell, Caroline (1812-1878)

Person or Organization

Atwell, James (1814-1895)

Person or Organization

Atwell, Asher (1816-1900)

Related Publications

Publication

A Partial Historie of ye Atwell Race