Thouhama or Sweet-Grass, an Onondaga Chief's Wife at Grand River, Upper Canada.

Thouhama or Sweet-Grass, an Onondaga Chief's Wife at Grand River, Upper Canada.

Thouhama or Sweet-Grass, an Onondaga Chief's Wife at Grand River, Upper Canada.

top image
Images
Introduction

This is a watercolour portrait of Thouhama or Sweet-Grass, the wife of an Onondaga chief.It is by Henry Bowyer Lane and was painted in 1846.This painting is in the Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana.

Nation of Maker: Onondaga
Nation of Origin

Title of the painting and the inscription on the back of the painting.

 

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range: 1846-11-05
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Information drawn from the LAC record.

Materials

Watercolour; graphite; wove paper

Techniques or Format

Watercolour paint over graphite on wove paper.

Motifs and Patterns

This is a painting of Thouhama or Sweet-Grass, the wife of an Onondaga chief.It is in the Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana.

Dimensions: 0 × 16 × 24.6 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

LAC record and inscribed on the back of the painting.

Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Mikan no. 2838073
Link to Institution's Collections Database: collectionscanada.gc.ca
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 2002
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Peter Winkworth Collection
Collection Narratives and Histories

The Peter Winkworth collection was acquired from a wide variety of sources, including individuals, dealers, and auction houses in Canada, the USA, Great Britain, France, and Italy.

Exhibition History

This painting was in the exhibition: The River: Grand!. Curators: MacKay, Allan - Hunter, Andrew, Kitchener/Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON; 2004.09.12-2004.11.14.

Comment on Source of Exhibition & Publication Data

The information was drawn from the LAC record.

GKS Reference Number: 1010
Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

Source of Information about Places

The Onondaga are of the Great Lakes region.

Do You Have Knowledge to Contribute? Share with Us.