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Description: | The box has the words 'Breath of Tecumseh' at the bottom. The two sides are fastened together with leather strips. Tecumseh (c. 1768 - 5 October 1813) was a brilliant Indian (Shawnee) chief, warrior, and orator. He spent much of his life attempting to rally disparate Native American tribes in a mutual defense of their lands, which eventually led to his death in the War of 1812. On a frieze of the Capitol (Washington DC) he is shown being fatally shot by Colonel Johnson at the Battle of the Thames in Upper Canada during the War of 1812. With Tecumseh's death, the momentum and power of the Indian confederacy was broken.
Decorated rectangular cigar-case, showing a battle scene and am image of a lady on the other side. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | People and roles Domestic life Japanned ware American history Decorative arts Battles Victorian period | Temporal: | 1825 - 1875
Victorian (1837-1901) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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