(In a diamond shape at the top): A M / Lynch (In the center): This nedle work my friends may see, / When they no more can look on me: / In yonder grave, perhaps I'll lay, / When they will drop A tear and say, / This work by Ann once was done, / She's now from us forever gone: / Lord give me grace, that when I die, My soul may soar to Christ on high. / Ann Lynch's work, done in the thir- / teenth year of her age. A D 1834

Maker

Lynch, Ann (age 13)

Date made

1834

Origin

US

Stitches

Cross, Satin

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Canvas

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

This sampler has two lyres, one at the top in the center of a two crossed holders of flowers and one at the center bottom surrounded by a wreath of

Inscription

(In a diamond shape at the top): A M / Lynch (In the center): This nedle work my friends may see, / When they no more can look on me: / In yonder grave, perhaps I'll lay, / When they will drop A tear and say, / This work by Ann once was done, / She's now from us forever gone: / Lord give me grace, that when I die, My soul may soar to Christ on high. / Ann Lynch's work, done in the thir- / teenth year of her age. A D 1834

Length Without Frame

23"

Width Without Frame

22 1/4"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#1969-288-286 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969

Owner

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Owner Private

Philadelphia Museum of Art