- 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. Matthew) is seated on a bench. He wears a long black robe and carries a folded sheet of paper or book. He leans upon a trestle table with an inkstand with two feather quilts. There are two trees. A halberd, or long spear with an ax blade at the end is propped up against the tree on the L. A dog on the R is barking at a squirrel in the tree. (One of 12 silk needlework pictures, each depicts an apostle).
- Inscription
- (Hand written in black ink at the bottom): St. Matthew the Evangelist / Was Slain in Ethiopia with an Halbert
- Length Without Frame
- 9 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1962.28.3H Gift of Newton Case Brainard
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society