Drawing, Family Record
- Title:
- A Genealogy of the Honble. Judge Dudley's Family
- Object Name:
- Drawing, Family Record
- Object ID:
- 2002.676
- Creator:
- Melvill, George
Artist - Date:
- 1788
- Description:
- Drawing. Decorative record of the Dudley family of Raymond, NH, by George Melvill, 1788. Watercolor and ink on paper. Titled at top, "A Genealogy of / the Honable. / Judge Dudley's / Family Aprl. / ye 24 1788", then "The / Honble. John Dudley Esq. J.S.C. Born April ye 9th 1725 / Elizabeth Dudley his Consort. Born Decr. ye 11th 1727 / These worthy persons were Married June ye 22nd 1749". Then names and birth dates of nine children, and death dates of two infants. Names of Hon. John and Elizabeth Dudley are in yellow-brown watercolor; all other text is in dark brown ink. Four-line verse at bottom, followed by artist's initials, "G.M." Decorative border.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-11.9 W-14.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Christine D. Foster.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Christine D. Foster
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