- 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 (St. James) stands to the L of a side chair. He wears a long black robe, a tan hat with a wide brim and is barefoot. In his R hand he holds a tall stick with a protrusion on the top. Flowers are on the L and a flowering tree and flowers on the R. One of group of 12 silk needlework pictures, each depicts an apostle.
- Inscription
- (Hand written in black ink at the bottom): St. James the Less / He was cast down from the temple & after killed with a fuller's club.
- Length Without Frame
- 9 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1962.28.3C Gift of Newton Case Brainard
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society