The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth

Jennie Augusta Brownscombe · 1914

Why it's great

The Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people share a harvest meal in the autumn of 1621, the event we remember as the first Thanksgiving. Jennie Augusta Brownscombe painted this friendly gathering in 1914.

🏛️ Part of history

The Pilgrims & Colonial America (1607–1700) — The Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people share a harvest meal in the autumn of 1621, the event we remember as the first Thanksgiving.

Where to see it

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About the artist

Jennie Augusta Brownscombe

1850–1936 · born in Honesdale · died in Queens

Jennie Augusta Brownscombe was an American painter born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, in 1850. She became famous for her warm pictures of American history, especially the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving, and she lived and worked in New York. She died in Queens in 1936.