This is another in a series of articles that will be written

about the Pohick Church pew cushions.
Those interested in becoming a docent at Pohick will find these articles useful.

Pew Seat Cushion #27 – Historic Pew: Listed as no special significance in relation to the cushion. Title: Daylilies. Symbolism: Wild flowers of Virginia symbolic of the local people who would have occupied this pew in 1774. Designed by Mary Lee Link Allen. Needleworker: Jean Bennett Downs. Given by Mrs Jerome Francis Downs in memory of her parents, Dudley Wayne Bennett (1899-1980) and Francis Ryan Bennett (1902-1980). Cushion was begun in 1987 and dedicated in 1990.

Pew Seat Cushion #28 – Historic Pew: Purchased by George Washington. Title: Mount Vernon. Symbolism: “Mount Vernon,” home of George Washington, surrounded by a border of grapes and wheat, symbols of the Eucharist, or Holy Communion. The coats-of-arms are of the Church of England and the Episcopal Church, reminders of the Christian tradition of our first president: The Archbishop of Canterbury (top left); the See of London (bottom left) who had authority over the Church in the American colonies: the Episcopal Church (top right); and the Diocese of Virginia (bottom right). Designed by Rev. C. Neal Goldsborough. Needleworkers: Rev. C. Neal Goldsborough and Joan A. Stanford Jefferies. Given by the Ann Mason Guild in memory of Raymond Randolph Waple (1912-1987), father of Mrs. Charles Goldsborough, and in appreciation of the dedicated service of Rev. Charles Neal Goldsborough at Pohick Church. Cushion was begun in 1985, and dedicated in 1991. This cushion won a Blue Ribbon in 1991 at the Woodlawn Needlework Exhibition in the Religious Canvas Work category.

Pew Seat Cushion #29 – Historic Pew: Purchased by L. Walsh and sold to George Washington. Title: Wakefield. Symbolism: “Wakefield” is the birthplace of George Washington. The building is encompassed by wavy lines denoting water, and above the house is a shell with drops of water falling from it – symbols of the Holy Baptism. Designed by Rev. C. Neal Goldsborough. Needleworker: Louise Boone Turner. Given by Louise Boone Turner in memory of her maternal great-grandmother and grandmother, Mary Sothoron Key Compton (1824-1901) and Louise Wood Compton (1864-1906). Cushion was begun in 1989 and dedicated in 1990. The cushion was awarded a Red Ribbon at the 1991 Woodlawn Needlework Exhibition.

Pew Seat Cushion #30 – Historic Pew: Purchased by H. Hunley. Title: “Woodlawn.” Symbolism: “Woodlawn” was given to Nellie Custis by her stepfather, George Washington, as a wedding present. Passages from the service of Holy Matrimony are embroidered around the border of the house design. Designed by Rev. C. Neal Goldsborough. Needleworker: Edith Bartlett. Given in memory of Ralph Pinkard (1933-1989) by his children: Keith Pinkard, Peggy Deeds and Betsy Chappell. Cushion was begun in 1988, and dedicated in 1991. This cushion was awarded the Blue Ribbon at the Woodlawn Needlework Exhibition.