The home of Chief John Mount Pleasant in the Tuscarora Reservation in New York State

The home of Chief John Mount Pleasant in the Tuscarora Reservation in New York State

The home of Chief John Mount Pleasant in the Tuscarora Reservation in New York State

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Introduction

Photograph of the home of Chief John Mount Pleasant on the Tuscarora Reservation. Taken in 1888 by J. W. Sanborn, a pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Lockport, New York. Donated to the museum by the anthropologist Herman ten Kate who, according to the museum record, stayed at the home in December 1882. Albumen print.

This heritage item currently resides at the Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, Netherlands.

Name of Maker(s): J. W. Sanborn
Maker role: Photographer
Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee Seneca Tuscarora
Nation of Origin

Museum Volkenkunde record

Place of Origin: Tuscarora Reservation
Date Made or Date Range: 1888
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum Volkenkunde record, GRASAC

Materials

albumen print; cardboard

Techniques or Format

albumen print posted onto cardboard

Motifs and Patterns

Museum record indicates: "The home of Chief John Mt. Pleasant, where Ten Kate stayed in December 1882."

Other Notes

Note: This record originally indicated that Chief John Mount Pleasant was chief of the Seneca. With thanks to Rick Hill for the correction via the GRASAC webform, this has since been amended to chief of the Tuscarora while his wife, Caroline (Parker) Mount Pleasant, was a Tonawanda Seneca.

Dimensions: 18.8 × 24.7 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Museum Volkenkunde record

Current Location: Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, Netherlands
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A50-61
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Herman ten Kate
Collection Narratives and Histories

Donated by Herman ten Kate in the 1880s

GKS Reference Number: 25210
How to Cite this Item

Photographer, J. W. Sanborn. Photograph. GRASAC ID 25210. Museum Volkenkunde A50-61.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.1601, -78.9444

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