FAMILY RECORD / / Isaac A. Lester was born in Groton March 4th AD 1810 / Mary Chapman born in Groton March 12th AD 1815 / They were married October 7th AD 1838 / THEIR CHILDREN / Amos Lester born December 3rd AD 1839 / Mary Jane Lester born June 6th AD 1841 / Nathan Larrabee Lester born January 1st AD 1843 / Henry Clay Lester born October 20th AD 1844 / Jonathan Fairbanks Lester born June 11th AD 1846 / William Irvin Lester born February 7th AD 1848 / Frank Lee Lester born April 23rd AD 1850 / Samuel Wood Lester born April 7th AD 1852 / Walter Chapman Lester born April 15th AD 1854 / Sarah Emma Lester born January 22nd AD 1856 / Edward Evertt Lester born April 29th AD 1858 / Henry Clay Lester who died September 17th AD 1850 / Walter Chapman Lester who died July 14th AD 1855 / Sarah Emma Lester who died March 11th AD 1857 / THOUGHTS OF DEATH / Let me think if I were dying / And I very soon must die / On what hope am I relying / To what refuse could I fly / Not a Sister nor A Brother / Nor the holiest of men / Nor A Father nor A Mother / Could afford me refuge then / They could only stand beside me / Smooth my Pillow mourn my fall / But deaths Power would soon divide me / From the dearest of them all / Mary Jane Lester Work August 6th AD 1852 //

Maker

Lester, Mary Jane (age 11)

Date made

1852

Origin

Groton, CT US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Family record done in a rectangular cartouche. A four color diamond border on all four sides.

Inscription

FAMILY RECORD / / Isaac A. Lester was born in Groton March 4th AD 1810 / Mary Chapman born in Groton March 12th AD 1815 / They were married October 7th AD 1838 / THEIR CHILDREN / Amos Lester born December 3rd AD 1839 / Mary Jane Lester born June 6th AD 1841 / Nathan Larrabee Lester born January 1st AD 1843 / Henry Clay Lester born October 20th AD 1844 / Jonathan Fairbanks Lester born June 11th AD 1846 / William Irvin Lester born February 7th AD 1848 / Frank Lee Lester born April 23rd AD 1850 / Samuel Wood Lester born April 7th AD 1852 / Walter Chapman Lester born April 15th AD 1854 / Sarah Emma Lester born January 22nd AD 1856 / Edward Evertt Lester born April 29th AD 1858 / Henry Clay Lester who died September 17th AD 1850 / Walter Chapman Lester who died July 14th AD 1855 / Sarah Emma Lester who died March 11th AD 1857 / THOUGHTS OF DEATH / Let me think if I were dying / And I very soon must die / On what hope am I relying / To what refuse could I fly / Not a Sister nor A Brother / Nor the holiest of men / Nor A Father nor A Mother / Could afford me refuge then / They could only stand beside me / Smooth my Pillow mourn my fall / But deaths Power would soon divide me / From the dearest of them all / Mary Jane Lester Work August 6th AD 1852 //

Owner

Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT

Owner Private

Lyman Allyn Art Museum