Tah-Col-O-Quoit: Original 19th Century Hand-Colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph, 1848

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This is an original 19th century hand-colored McKenney and Hall lithograph of a Native American entitled "Tah-Col-O-Quoit", lithographed by J. … Read more This is an original 19th century hand-colored McKenney and Hall lithograph of a Native American entitled "Tah-Col-O-Quoit", lithographed by J. T. Bowen after a painting by Charles Bird King and published by Rice and Hart & Co. in Philadelphia in 1848. Tah-Col-O-Quoit (Rising Cloud) was a Sauk warrior. For his portrait he is facing to the left, his right. He has striped mustard-colored face paint, a feathered head band, a teal blue ornamental necklace and he holds an ornamental teal blue weapon.

This original McKenney and Hall hand-colored lithograph is printed on a sheet measuring 10.38" high and 7" wide. There is a smudge in the lower left margin and very faint smudges right and upper margins, as well as mild irregularity of the lower left edge of the sheet where it was previously bound in the publication. The print is otherwise in very good condition. See less