A Noblewoman of Pomeiock
Date1590
Engraver
Theodor De Bry
1528 - 1598
Primary Author
Thomas Hariot
1560-1621
Maker
John White
fl. 1585 - 1593
MediumLine engraving on laid paper with letterpress
DimensionsFramed: 16 1/4 × 13in.
Overall: 12 7/8 × 9 3/8in. (32.7 × 23.8cm)
Other (plate): 5 7/8 × 8 3/8in. (14.9 × 21.3cm)
Overall: 12 7/8 × 9 3/8in. (32.7 × 23.8cm)
Other (plate): 5 7/8 × 8 3/8in. (14.9 × 21.3cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1983-286,8
DescriptionThe upper margin reads: "VII./ Ein edel Weib von Pomeiooc."Lower center of engraving reads: "T.B"Label TextPromotional pamphlets and published histories and accounts leave little doubt that English colonists initially came to America with the intention of imposing their culture and technology on the Native population. The doll and rattle that the child is holding are English-made toys that suggested the Native's willingness to trade. The text accompanying DeBry's illustrations noted that the Indians were "greatly delighted with puppets and babies which were brought out of England."ProvenanceBefore 1983, W. J. Faupel (Sussex, England); 1983-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
