- Maker
- Durkes, Elenor (age 10)
- Date made
- 1810
- Origin
- Georgetown, Washington, DC
- Stitches
- Satin, Cross, Eyelet, Double-running
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: two with J two without. Two incomplete ending with Y and W. Numbers 1-5 and 1-14. Various cross bands. At the top center a cross in a saw tooth cartouche. At the bottom three fir trees on each side with a bird atop each and small animals below, in the center an urn with flowers and a cross surrounded by a sunburst. Arcaded strawberry border up the sides with a smaller arcaded border across the top and bottom.
- Inscription
- (On the upper L): My god all things may / save a constant soul, / This very cross my wan / dring Thoughts control, / And that our minds may / steadfast on the dwell / this lovely mark + shall / still our hearts compel. (On the upper R): Angel of God sent from above / (O charming instance of his love) / To lead my steps direct / my way / And to protect me night / an day o may I never for / get my due respect and / (Below the cross at the bottom): but yet I always new O God I ??? late begins my / love to you E D (Above the bottom cross): Elenor Durkes her work done at the (On the L and then R of the cross): Young Ladies Academy Georg / Town A * D 1810 in the 10th / Year of her age / /
- Length Without Frame
- 21"
- Width Without Frame
- 15 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-216 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Name of School
- Young Ladies Academy, Georgetown, Washington, DC
