1837 JANE WIGHTMAN Beaded Reticule, Groton, New London, CT
Rare 19th c. signed and dated sable micro beaded drawstring bag with butterfly motifs.
Very fine beads worked in a count of 576 per square inch.
Translucent and opaque glass seed beads in shades of blue, orange, yellow, garnet, rose, and teal. One of kind work of art.
Jane Maria Morgan Wightman / Groton, 1837
Birth: 4 Nov 1823, Groton, New London, CT
Father: Rev. John Gano Wightman, 16 Aug 1766 - 13 Jul 1841
Mother: Bridget Allyn, 1780 - 16 Aug 1861, m. 7 Jul 1817
Spouse: Capt. Elijah Bailey Morgan, 1 Mar 1809 - 4 Mar 1861
Marriage: 8 Jun 1843, in Groton, CT, by Rev. Erastus Denison
Death: 5 Jan 1906
Burial: Wightman Cemetery, Groton, New London, CT
Memorial ID: 83323365
Rev. John Gano Wightman, 16 Aug 1766 - 13 Jul 1841, s. of Timothy Wightman (1719 - 1796) and Mary Stoddard (1725 - 1817). His grandfather, Rev. Valentine Wightman, founded the First Baptist Church in Connecticut in 1705, after relocating from North Kingston, RI.
Erected to the memory of Capt. Elijah B. Morgan of ship Contest, who died at Sea
March 4, 1861 off the coast of Brazil / Aged 52 years & 3 Days
DATE:
1837
SIZE:
6.75" x 7.5" x 0.25"
CONDITION:
Bead loss along drawstring and at bottom. Loss to silk drawstring casing and silk ties.