Book excerpt: Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of the Notable Collection of Valuable Paintings Formed by the Late Ichabod T. Williams, Esq. Of New York, Vol. 1: To Be Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale by Direction of Thomas Williams and Henry K. S. Williams, Trustees, in the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza A young Indian mother is seated on a blanket on the grass. Facing the Observer. One knee is raised, the other rests flat on the ground, with foot folded inward. She wears a loose, light yellow gown, a jeweled necklace and a bracelet, and is bare footed. Close at her side is a little papoose, swathed tight in yellow and Indian red, and seemingly asleep standing, the mother's encircling arm all-sufficient support. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.