the Party at Supper & breakfast, Chapman Springs

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Metadata
Content type
Content type
Image
Collection(s)
Collection(s)
Encyclopedia Virginia
Title
Title
Title
the Party at Supper & breakfast, Chapman Springs
Resource Type
Resource Type
Image
Description
Description
A watercolor drawing from Lewis Millers Sketchbook of Landscapes in the State of Virginia, depicts a dinner party for twenty-one people that was held in July 1853 at Chapmans Springs in Giles County. An enslaved woman and boy serve food and drink, while a third slave cools the guests by controlling the large overhead punkah fans.
Local Identifier
Local Identifier
evr4113
Persons
Persons
Lewis Miller: Creator (cre)
Genre
Genre
Prints/Drawings
Watercolor and ink on paper
Subject
Subject
Virginia slavery
Virginia landscape
Lewis Miller
watercolor
drawing
sketchbook
diary
journal
slave trade
slavery
Tennessee
slave traders
Chapmans Springs
slave life
daily life of a slave
Origin Information
Origin Information
Publisher
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Note
Note
Note Type
date/sequential designation
Note
1853
Note Type
creation/production credits
Note
the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
URL
URL
http://www.cwf.org/
Restriction on Access
Restriction on Access
Restricted
Language
English
Name
the Party at Supper & breakfast, Chapman Springs
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MIME type
image/tiff
Width
3600px
Height
2568px
Media Use
Original File
Media of
23985

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