- Maker
- Punderson, Prudence
- Date made
- ca. 1770
- Origin
- Preston, CT US
- Stitches
- Surface Satin, Satin, Flat, Whip, Outline Chain, Running, Feather, Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- An interior room with three scenes from R to L. (1) a child or infant in a crib tended by an African-American woman, (2) a young woman wearing an elaborate headdress and fichu, (3) a black coffin with the initials "P.P." in front of a mirror draped with a white patterned fabric. The floor has a rectangular patterned floor covering.
- Inscription
- (In black ink at the lower edge): The First, Second and Last Scene of Mortality. Prudence Punderson
- Length Without Frame
- 12 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 3/4"
- Original Frame
- No
- Historical Owner
- #1962.28.4 Gift of Newton C. Brainard
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
