Collection Highlights
Cake board
1825-1835
1937.1562
Wood
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Luce Center
The Indian: The Dying Chief Contemplating the Progress of Civilization
Title
The Indian: The Dying Chief Contemplating the Progress of Civilization
Date
1856
Medium
White marble and wood
Dimensions
Overall: 60 x 55 1/2 x 28 in. ( 152.4 x 141 x 71.1 cm )
Description
Indian chief figure seated on low mound, a nude figure, head crowned with tufted feathers rests upon his right hand.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Frederic De Peyster
Object Number
1875.4
Marks
signed: PL back of seat: "CRAWFORD/FECIT/ROME 1856"
inscribed: PR end of sub-base: "PRESENTED BY/FREDERICK DE PEYSTER, PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY, 1875"
brass plaque: front of wood pedestal: "THE INDIAN/ THE DYING CHIEF CONTEMPLATING THE/PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION/THOMAS CRAWFORD/1856"
Bibliography
Ramirez, Jan Seidler. "A History of the New-York Historical Society." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 138-145.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
