How pleasant is thy Dwelling Place O lord of Hosts to me / The Tabernacles of thy grace how Pleasent Lord they be m / My soul doth long fulsore to go into thy Courts a Broad * Pra / my Heart and flesh cry out also for thee the living god * 84 / / Mary Dean her Work in the Tenth / Year of he Age 1833

Maker

Dean, Mary (age 10)

Date made

1833

Origin

US

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Mirror image sampler ( all motifs are duplicated on both sides). House or school with two els at bottom. A large tree on both sides. Many motifs of parrots and other birds, a stag, small trees, pots of flowers, animals.

Inscription

How pleasant is thy Dwelling Place O lord of Hosts to me / The Tabernacles of thy grace how Pleasent Lord they be m / My soul doth long fulsore to go into thy Courts a Broad * Pra / my Heart and flesh cry out also for thee the living god * 84 / / Mary Dean her Work in the Tenth / Year of he Age 1833

Length Without Frame

16 3/4"

Length With Frame

18 1/2"

Width Without Frame

12 1/2"

Wdith With Frame

14 1/2"

Historical Owner

Inherited

Owner

Mrs. Lawrence Hyde

Owner Private

Mrs. Lawrence J. Hyde