Attack on the Pequot Fort
PrintmakerEngraved by
Unknown
Dateabout 1880
MediumWood-engraving and letterpress; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/2 x 8 1/4in. (14 x 21cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 9 5/8in. (17.8 x 24.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 9 5/8in. (17.8 x 24.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionMen flee from a burning stockade. Flames and smoke rise into the sky, partially obscurring a full moon. Water and rocks are in the foreground. Trees are in the background.
Object number2010.212.0
InscribedOn recto, in letterpress, beneath image, "ATTACK ON THE PEQUOT FORT."On verso, in letterpress, at top of page, "CASSELL'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES." Letterpress text follows. Lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesDate Note: The attack on the Pequot fort on the Mystic River took place on May 26, 1637. Captain John Mason ordered his men to burn the fort, killing all inside. This imaginary depiction of the event appeared in a late 19th-century history book. (Finlay 7/22/2010)
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July 6, 1944
