Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chateauguai
Object Number:
1912.17
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Graphite on paper inlaid into a larger sheet
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 3 5/8 in. ( 12.7 x 9.2 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
Inscribed: at bottom: "Chateauguai/Carib Chief, Leader of/the insurrection in the Island/of St. Vincents"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed below oval border in graphite: "Chateauguai / Carib Chief, Leader of / the insurrection in the Island/ of St. Vincents" (partially trimmed)
Description:
Carib chief for St. Vincent
Gallery Label:
Chateauguai, a chief of the Caribs, the native inhabitants of the island of St. Vincent in the West Indies, was one of the leaders of an unsuccessful revolt against British colonial forces that took place in 1795. This portrait was made while the artist was visiting the island where his uncle, Alexander Anderson (d. 1811), was director of the Botanic Gardens.
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
