- Maker
- Ridgway, Postrema
- Origin
- Burlington Cnty, NJ US
- Stitches
- Cross, Queen, Long-arm cross, Satin,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Baskets and pots of flowers, butterflies, swans, strawberries, a stag, flowers. At the bottom on a green lawn: a stag, two facing birds, a flower, a tree, a castle like building ( known as the Philadelphia castle), a basket with small fruit tree and a bird perched on the top. Reversing arcaded border with flowers up both sides and across the top with strawberries.
- Inscription
- Let joy and Worship spend / The remnant of my days / And to my God my soul ascend / In sweet perfumes of praise / (In a retanglar cartouche): Postrema Ridgways / Work age'd 9 years //
- Length Without Frame
- 11 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 10 3/8"
- Historical Owner
- #2009-54 Funded by The Antique Collector's Guild
- Owner
- Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
- Owner Private
- Colonial Williamsburg
