This is the last in a series of articles to be be written

about the Pohick Church pew cushions.

Those interested in becoming a docent at Pohick will find these articles useful.

Pew Seat Cushion #31 – Historic Pew. Title: Narcissus. Symbolism: Wild flowers of Virginia, symbolic of the local people who would have occupied this pew in 1774. Designed by Mary Lee Link Allen. Needleworkers: Joan Stanford Jeffries, Donna Flynn, and Jean S. Turner. Given by Pohick Church School and friends in honor of Margaret Williams for her years of service to the Lord through her loving involvement with the church school and the children. Cushion was begun in 1989, and dedicated in December 1992.

Pew Seat Cushion #32 – Historic Pew. Title: Violets. Symbolism: Wild flowers of Virginia, symbolic of the local people who would have occupied this pew in 1774. Designed by Mary Lee Link Allen. Needleworkers: Betty Marr and Martha A. Grieg (Gunston Hall Regent). Given by Betty Marr. Cushion was begun in 1988, and dedicated in February 1991.

Pew Seat Cushion #33 – Historic Pew. Title: Batchelor Buttons. Symbolism: Wild flowers of Virginia, symbolic of the local people who would have occupied this pew in 1774. Designed by Mary Lee Link Allen. Needleworkers: Jo Gunderson and Jean Turner. Given by Gloria Seely in honor of her mother, Mescal Wayne Blanchard Brown. Cushion was begun in 1988, and dedicated in 1992.

Pew Seat Cushion #34 – Historic Pew. Title: Magnolia. 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: Jane Higgs. Given by Mary Lee Link Allen. Cushion was begun in 1988.

Bridal Kneeler. Symbolism: The Rose is an emblem of love and beauty and is consecrated to the Virgin. The Cross grew from early origin and is formed by a vertical straight line representing light (otherwise fire) striking from Heaven, crossing the horizontal line representing water. Fire and water become united, symbolizing creation. Designed by Joan A. Stanford. Adapted from a design in an English Church Kneeler book to fit the Pohick Church Altar. Needleworker: Joan A. Stanford. Given by Joan and Kenneth Stanford in grateful thanks to God, and in commemoration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary, July 18, 1992. Kneeler was begun in 1991, and dedicated on July 19, 1992. This cushion was awarded the Blue Ribbon (1st) at Woodlawn Needlework Exhibition in 1993.