A Family Record

Art

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

A Family Record

Entry/Object ID

2010.31.18

Description

A calligraphy record of names, births, marriages, and deaths of the Slye family of Bennington County. The record begins with James Slye, born Sept. 1760, and ends with Salome B. Slye, born August 3, 1804. The paper is decorated with pen and ink and watercolors, featuring decorative columns supporting an arch that encloses the words "A Family Record" along with a rising sun. The art work has been affixed to a paper backing. The family record is set in a wooden frame with glass; the guilded frame is of molded wood with mitered corners.

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor, Ink

Subject

Slye family of Shaftsbury, Vermont

Context

This intricate family record was created for the Slye family of Bennington County, Vermont. Based on the handwriting and history of ownership, it was probably created for daughter Martha Slye on the occassion of her marriage in 1824 or perhaps the birth of a child a few years later. Death and marriage entries after the 1820s are executed in a different hand and the record ceases to record information at Martha's death in 1849. The wooden backing of the frame has further marriage information documenting the descent of the record through mostly a female line to the donor.

Acquisition

Accession

2010.31

Source or Donor

Williams, Harriet Simmons (1923-2013)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Martha Galusha Simmons

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

11-3/8 in

Width

9 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Slye, James Bumpus (1760-1828)

Person or Organization

Brown, Meribah (1763-1829)

Person or Organization

Slye, Miriam (1783-1836)

Person or Organization

Slye, Lucy (1785-1841)

Person or Organization

Slye, Rachel (1787-1849)

Person or Organization

Slye, Gideon (1789-1839)

Person or Organization

Slye, James (1791-1862)

Person or Organization

Slye, Martha (1792-1849)

Person or Organization

Slye, Eunice (1794-1866)

Person or Organization

Slye, Selinda T. (1796-1845)

Person or Organization

Slye, Asenath (1798-1823)

Person or Organization

Slye, Fanny (1800-1824)

Person or Organization

Slye, Lyman (1802-1862)

Person or Organization

Slye, Salome (1804-1866)

Related Places

Place

Town

Shaftsbury

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America