(At the end of line 2): E M C (Near the center): Eleanor Lytle's Sampler / Dec 21 1841 E * L Born Jun 7 18 25 If all my earthly friends should / die and leave me mourning / here since God can hear the / orphans cry oh what have I to fear * When this you see / remember me and keep me in / your mind Eleanor Lytle Dec. 21, 1841

Maker

Lytle, Eleanor (age 16)

Date made

1841

Origin

Old Saybrook, CT US

Stitches

Cross, Algerian eyelet.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Predominent Motif

4 alphabets: each with 26 letters, one ampersand. Numbers 1-10. Simple stitched lines. Tricorn border all four sides.

Inscription

(At the end of line 2): E M C (Near the center): Eleanor Lytle's Sampler / Dec 21 1841 E * L Born Jun 7 18 25 If all my earthly friends should / die and leave me mourning / here since God can hear the / orphans cry oh what have I to fear * When this you see / remember me and keep me in / your mind Eleanor Lytle Dec. 21, 1841

Length Without Frame

*16""

Width Without Frame

*10"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

Gift of Gertrude Witte.

Owner

Old Saybrook Historical Society, Old Saybrook, CT

Owner Private

Old Saybrook Historical Society