Mr. M. Wright's Family Record

Art

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Vermont Historical Society

drawing

Name/Title

Mr. M. Wright's Family Record

Entry/Object ID

VHS-A-500

Description

Wright family record. Pen, ink and watercolor. Marriage, birth, and death records of the Medad Wright family are written in the space between highly stylized columns. Above columns are three arches, within which are the words marriages, births, and deaths in semicircular form. Around these words are stylized hearts, hands, and a willow tree. Bases of columns have flared bottoms and semicircular tops.

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink, Watercolor

Subject

Wright family of Calais, Vermont

Context

This hand-drawn family register with vibrant colors and unique pointing-hand 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 Atwell family register (A-558) is by the same hand and can be found in this gallery.

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

8-1/2 in

Width

13-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wright, Medad (b. 1782)

Person or Organization

Hicks, Lucinda (1783-1849)

Person or Organization

Wright, Hannah (b. 1806)

Person or Organization

Wright, Charlotte (1807-1836)

Person or Organization

Wright, Lucinda (1809-1810)

Person or Organization

Wright, Medad, Jr. (1812-1892)

Person or Organization

Wright, Betsey Hicks (1815-1839)

Person or Organization

Wright, Serena (b. 1816)

Person or Organization

Wright, Christopher Columbus (1820-1826)

Related Publications

Publication

Always in Season: Folk Art and Traditional Culture in Vermont