Holiness to the / Lord the house / of the lord Built by / the church of jesus / christ of Latter day / saints, commenced / April 6 A D 1841 / As a Mark of / Esteem for Brother / S W Richards / Ann Eckford / Temple of Nauvoo / / (Names around border): Gerorge Miller p h q, President Brigham Young, Heber C Kimball, Orson hyde, Parley P Pratt, Orson Pratt, Willard Richards, Wilford Woodruff, John Taylor, George A Smith, Amasa Lyman, Azra T. Benson

Maker

Eckford, Ann (age 15)

Date made

ca. 1851

Origin

England

Stitches

Cross over one and over two.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

The Temple of Nauvoo of the Church of Latter Day Saints was stitched using a commemorative plate as the pattern. Arcaded border with a flower at each corner and names stitched between.

Inscription

Holiness to the / Lord the house / of the lord Built by / the church of jesus / christ of Latter day / saints, commenced / April 6 A D 1841 / As a Mark of / Esteem for Brother / S W Richards / Ann Eckford / Temple of Nauvoo / / (Names around border): Gerorge Miller p h q, President Brigham Young, Heber C Kimball, Orson hyde, Parley P Pratt, Orson Pratt, Willard Richards, Wilford Woodruff, John Taylor, George A Smith, Amasa Lyman, Azra T. Benson

Length Without Frame

19"

Width Without Frame

12 1/2"

Historical Owner

#307 (catalog available at www.dupinternational.org)

Owner

Pioneer Memorial Museum, Salt Lake City, UT

Owner Private

Pioneer Memorial Museum