Footsteps from the Past V
Description
Footsteps from the Past V – Mother and Daughter. Duke of Gloucester Street. The Hartwell Perry Tavern is the white building depicted on the left, at the end of the street.
In 1662, the General Assembly of Virginia determined that any child born to an enslaved woman would also be a slave.[1]Relatively few women slaves during this period were runaways, and when they did run, they commonly escaped with their children. The mother-daughter relationship in the slave community during the colonial period was often the most enduring and cherished.[2]
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16x20 Fine arts print on canvas. Giclee prints are individually printed; purchase requests may take 2 to 3 weeks for delivery.
© 2019 Suzanne E. Denion. All rights reserved.
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[1]https://www.history.org/history/teaching/slavelaw.cfm
[2]White, Deborah Gray. Ar’n't I a Woman, New York City, 1999
Footsteps from the Past prints are available for purchase and viewing at Suzanne's studio by appointment and select Williamsburg 2nd Sundays: May 10th and September 13th. Please email denion.art@gmail.com for more information.