Connecticut Historical Society, 1840.13.5 © 2007 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Pocahontas Saving the Life of Captn. John Smith.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Thayer American, 1846 - 1847

Date1845

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 13/16 x 13 15/16in. (24.9 x 35.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 13/16 x 13 15/16in. (24.9 x 35.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA man with a beard and mustache lies on his back on the ground. His upper body rests on a rock and his hands are evidently tied behind him. He wears a doublet, breeches, hose, and shoes with buckles. A young Native American woman wearing a fringed blanket, bracelets, arm bands, and a gold band in her long hair bends over him. He is threatened by two other Native Americans. One man wears a loincloth and feathers; the other wears leggings, and what appears to be a tunic. Both men have tattoos. A group of Native Americans on the right, apparently led by a woman wearing a feathered headdress and holding a long pipe in her hand, look on. Some are seated on what appears to be an animal skin. Wooden walls in the left and right background appear to be part of a fort or stockade. Smoke billows from a small fire in the distance. An empty basket is in the left foreground.

Object number1840.13.5

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "POCAHONTAS SAVING THE LIFE OF CAPTN. JOHN SMITH."

On verso, accession number inscribed in turquoise ink, lower left. Inscribed in pencil, lower right, "CPC CONSERV 1987".NotesSubject Note: This print depicts Pocahontas saving the life of Captain John Smith (1580-1631). (Finlay 11/21/2001)

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