Original art, 1853, undated

Description

Series contains original art including a drawing of a young girl in a garden and a watercolor landscape depicting the events from when Pedro Tovookan Parris was enslaved, transported to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and ultimately transported to Boston, Massachusetts, to testify at the trial of Cyrus Libby.

Details

Descriptive Terms

watercolors (paintings)
sketches

Physical Descrption

1 folder and 1 oversized print box

Collection Code

MS034

Collection Name

Pedro Tovookan Parris (1833-1860) papers

Reference Code

MS034.006

Record Details

Originator

Parris, Pedro Tovookan, 1833-1860 (Artist)

Material Type

watercolors (paintings)
sketches

Description Level

Series

Arrangement

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically, and thereunder alphabetically.

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