Depicted William Penn (1644 - 1718)

William Penn's Treaty with the Indians

ca. 1800

Place madeEngland, Europe

Cotton

Overall: 33 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. ( 85.1 x 72.4 cm )

Purchased from Elie Nadelman

1937.515

This kerchief was engraved after the Benjamin West painting of 1772. It was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.

DescriptionCopperplate-printed cotton yardage depicting "Penn's Treaty with the Indians" after the Benjamin West painting of the same name; Penn brings gifts to the Native Americans under an oak tree with a woman nursing a child in the foreground; printed in red ink on a white ground.

ClassificationsTEXTILES