COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
73-197
accession_no
73-197
Accession number
false
Record number:
73-197
record_number
73-197
Record number
false
JCB call number:
En762 P267c
jcb_call_no
En762 P267c
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Cunne Shote, the Indian chief, a great warrior of the Cherokee nation]
image_title
[Cunne Shote, the Indian chief, a great warrior of the Cherokee nation]
Image title
false
Creator 1:
James McArdell
creator1
James McArdell
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
1729?-1765
creator1_dates
1729?-1765
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
engraved by
creator1_role
engraved by
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
Frances Parsons
creator2
Frances Parsons
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 role:
Painted by
creator2_role
Painted by
Creator 2 role
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image date:
[1762]
image_date
[1762]
Image date
false
Image function:
print
image_function
print
Image function
false
Technique:
mezzotint engraving
technique
mezzotint engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
30.8 cm.
image_dimensions_height
30.8 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
25.1 cm.
image_dimensions_width
25.1 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
35.3 cm.
page_dimensions_height
35.3 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
26.4 cm.
page_dimensions_width
26.4 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
Native American holding a knife, wearing a gorget, medallions, and metal armbands.
description
Native American holding a knife, wearing a gorget, medallions, and metal armbands.
Description
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notes:
Kanagagota (Oconstota or Cumnacatogue) or Stalking Turkey, a Cherokee chief, was one of three Cherokee chiefs who traveled to England in 1762 to see King George III. This print was made from a painting by Frances Parsons titled, "Cunne Shote." and now in the Gilcrease Museum collection. This image is one of only a few life portraits created in the 18th century of native Americans and one of only two relating to southern native American tribes of North America. Title inscribed on verso of print.
notes
Kanagagota (Oconstota or Cumnacatogue) or Stalking Turkey, a Cherokee chief, was one of three Cherokee chiefs who traveled to England in 1762 to see King George III. This print was made from a painting by Frances Parsons titled, "Cunne Shote." and now in the Gilcrease Museum collection. This image is one of only a few life portraits created in the 18th century of native Americans and one of only two relating to southern native American tribes of North America. Title inscribed on verso of print.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
References:
http://www.state.sc… (Mar. 2003); Smith, J.C. British mezzotint portraits, vol. 2, p. 854
references_
http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/exhibits/cherokee/8a-FRONTIERDIPLOMACY.htm (Mar. 2003); Smith, J.C. British mezzotint portraits, vol. 2, p. 854
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1973.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1973.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
false
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Indians of North America
subject_heads
Indians of North America
Subject headings
false