THIS NEEDLE WORK OF MINE / CAN TELL WHEN I WAS YOUNG / LEARNED WELL AND BY MY / ELDERS I (W)AS TAUGHT NO TO SPEND MY TIME FOR NAUGHT / I Than My Dear Friends / For their Care in my Breeding / Who taught M(e) Betimes / To love Working and Reading / Elizabeth Belden's Sampler / Made in the 9th year of/ her age September 1792

Maker

Belden, Elizabeth (age 9)

Date made

1792

Origin

Wethersfield, CT US

Stitches

Cross over 2, Cross over 1, Queen, Herringbone, RIce.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

2 alphabets: both missing the J, each with an ampersand. Numbers 1-16. Simple stitched lines. One cross band at the bottom with flowers, grapes, leaves. Small border all four sides.

Inscription

THIS NEEDLE WORK OF MINE / CAN TELL WHEN I WAS YOUNG / LEARNED WELL AND BY MY / ELDERS I (W)AS TAUGHT NO TO SPEND MY TIME FOR NAUGHT / I Than My Dear Friends / For their Care in my Breeding / Who taught M(e) Betimes / To love Working and Reading / Elizabeth Belden's Sampler / Made in the 9th year of/ her age September 1792

Length Without Frame

15 1/2"

Width Without Frame

11"

Historical Owner

#1972.60.0 Donated by Richard Saltonstall Buck

Owner

Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT