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The Indian: The Dying Chief Contemplating the Progress of Civilization
1856
1875.4
White marble and wood
Artist/Maker: Thomas Crawford

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Plate

Plate
Object name 
Plate
Date 
ca. 1976
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Castleton China Company
Medium 
Whiteware
Dimensions 
Overall: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Description 
Circular plate with printed reproduction of New-York Historical Society's portrait of Cornplanter by F. Bartoli (1867.314).
Credit Line 
Gift of Roy Eddey
Object Number 
2009.58
Marks 
On back of plate: "THE LAST GREAT CHIEFS OF THE IROQUOIS/The/Native American/CORNPLANTER (Gyantwahia)/c. 1750-1836/A noted warrior before and during the Revolution, Cornplanter turned/peacemaker after the War. Although he was a skillful negotiator,/the Seneca chief signed away large tracts of land in a futile effort to/stem the tide of immigration. His inviolable 900-acre reservation in/Pennsylvania is now a reservoir./ARTIST: F. BARTOLI/ CASTLETON COLLECTORS SOCIETY" with insignia printed/EDITION LIMITED TO 1776 SETS
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.