Item number: SPO029
Genuine Antique Print
1897
Maker: Harper's Weekly.
Antique black and white illustration, from the painting by Winfield S. Lukens, published in Harper's Weekly, 1897. As described by James. W. Baker in Thanksgiving: The Biography of an American Holiday, "The illustration depicts a dead New England colonist sprawled in a snowy field, his holiday turkey, hat, and musket beside him, as a group of armed Indian figures emerge from the trees at the upper right." Very good overall antique condition with some mild toning and creasing of the paper. Image measures approximately 8.5" x 11.75" (H x W, not including caption.) Page measures approx. 11.25" x 16" overall.
Item Number: SPO029