COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
65-266
accession_no
65-266
Accession number
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Record number:
65-266
record_number
65-266
Record number
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JCB call number:
En779 B896t
jcb_call_no
En779 B896t
JCB call number
false
Image title:
This Plate (representing a Negroes Dance in the Island of Dominica) is humbly dedicated to the Honble. Charles O'Hara
image_title
This Plate (representing a Negroes Dance in the Island of Dominica) is humbly dedicated to the Honble. Charles O'Hara
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Agostino Brunias
creator1
Agostino Brunias
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
1730-1796
creator1_dates
1730-1796
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
Pinxt. et Sculpt.
creator1_role
Pinxt. et Sculpt.
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
London
place_image_published
London
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
by the Proprietor, N: 7, Broad Street Soho
image_publisher
by the Proprietor, N: 7, Broad Street Soho
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1779
image_date
1779
Image date
false
Image function:
print
image_function
print
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving, hand coloring
technique
engraving, hand coloring
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
22.9 cm.
image_dimensions_height
22.9 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
32.9 cm.
image_dimensions_width
32.9 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
34.6 cm.
page_dimensions_height
34.6 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
41.6 cm.
page_dimensions_width
41.6 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink, colors
materials_medium
ink, colors
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
false
Description:
Black men and women dance outside of some dwellings. Cultural artifacts include parasol, bottle, hats, and muscial instruments such as tamborine and drums. In the background is a tree with large fruits [breadfruit?]. Includes the coat of arms of Charles O'Hara [?], brigadier general of the English forces in America.
description
Black men and women dance outside of some dwellings. Cultural artifacts include parasol, bottle, hats, and muscial instruments such as tamborine and drums. In the background is a tree with large fruits [breadfruit?]. Includes the coat of arms of Charles O'Hara [?], brigadier general of the English forces in America.
Description
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notes:
Brunias, an Italian artist, was thought to have travelled with Sir William Young, the first British Governor of Dominica, to the West Indies in 1770. Until his death in 1796, Brunias concentrated on West Indian subjects.
notes
Brunias, an Italian artist, was thought to have travelled with Sir William Young, the first British Governor of Dominica, to the West Indies in 1770. Until his death in 1796, Brunias concentrated on West Indian subjects.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1965.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1965.
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
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Commentary
false
geographic area:
Caribbean Islands
geographic_areas
Caribbean Islands
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Dominica--Description and travel
subject_heads
Dominica--Description and travel
Subject headings
false