(On L): God is the Tower / To which I fly / His grace is nigh / In every hour / (ON R): I'll go and come / Nor fear to die / Till from on high / Thou call me home / (In a flowered arch at the bottom): Nancy Lehman / Wrought this sampler in the / 11th year of her age //

Maker

Lehman, Nancy (age 11)

Date made

ca 1840

Origin

Unknown

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Cotton or silk

Predominent Motif

Central rose bouquet at center top flanked by floral sprays. Vase of flowers on L & R sides at bottom. Reversing arcaded strawberry border across top and bottom and an arcaded strawberry border up both sides.

Inscription

(On L): God is the Tower / To which I fly / His grace is nigh / In every hour / (ON R): I'll go and come / Nor fear to die / Till from on high / Thou call me home / (In a flowered arch at the bottom): Nancy Lehman / Wrought this sampler in the / 11th year of her age //

Length Without Frame

17 1/2"

Length With Frame

20 1/2"

Width Without Frame

16 1/2"

Wdith With Frame

21"

Owner

NSCDA William Hickling Prescott House, Boston, MA

Owner Private

NSCDA-William Hickling Prescott House