- Maker
- Punderson, Prudence
- Date made
- 1776-1780
- Origin
- Preston, CT US
- Stitches
- Surface Satin, Satin, Stem, Free Form.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A man (Judas Iscariot) lying on the ground. Eyes closed and one arm covering his face., his hat is in the foreground. He is beneath a pear tree with birds and a butterfly below the branches of the tree. A length of rope, or noose, hangs from one branch. On the L is a tall sunflower bush. (One of a group of 12 silk needlework pictures, each depicts an apostle)
- Inscription
- (Hand written in black ink at the bottom): Judas Iscariot. / Who betrayed his lord, and hang'd himself.
- Length Without Frame
- 9"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1962.29.31 Gift of Newton Case Brainard
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Ct
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
