Tobacco Board
Woodlands
Caption
Woodlands. Tobacco Board, Wood, metal, 1 1/8 x 16 3/4 x 6 5/16 in. (2.9 x 42.5 x 16.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X969.
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Culture
Title
Tobacco Board
Medium
Wood, metal
Classification
Dimensions
1 1/8 x 16 3/4 x 6 5/16 in. (2.9 x 42.5 x 16.0 cm)
Inscriptions
paper label : reads "tobacco board was used on September 13th 1... at the time Nine Sachems declared th... allegiance to King James and the Massasoit. Obtained from Jm.T. from Miss Elizabeth Hills the last heir of the Hills family who died April 1842 aged 9..rs"
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X969
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