A Noblewoman of Pomeiock

Date1590

Engraver Theodor De Bry (1528 - 1598)

Primary Author Thomas Hariot (1560-1621)

Maker John White (fl. 1585 - 1593)

MediumLine engraving on laid paper with letterpress

DimensionsFramed: 16 1/4 × 13in. Overall: 12 7/8 × 9 3/8in. (32.7 × 23.8cm) Other (plate): 5 7/8 × 8 3/8in. (14.9 × 21.3cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1983-286,8

DescriptionThe upper margin reads: "VII./ Ein edel Weib von Pomeiooc."
Lower center of engraving reads: "T.B"
Label TextPromotional pamphlets and published histories and accounts leave little doubt that English colonists initially came to America with the intention of imposing their culture and technology on the Native population. The doll and rattle that the child is holding are English-made toys that suggested the Native's willingness to trade. The text accompanying DeBry's illustrations noted that the Indians were "greatly delighted with puppets and babies which were brought out of England."

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