LucidElement Posted August 28, 2017 #1 Share Posted August 28, 2017 What are your thoughts on this picture ? Sure it could be a mirror or something of the sort but we all know it looks like a cellphone . https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/cell-phone-spotted-in-old-painting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 28, 2017 #2 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Not sure what it is supposed to be. Certainly not a cell phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted August 28, 2017 #3 Share Posted August 28, 2017 My guess would be a gold ingot. The theme of the painting centres around land purchased from tribal leaders, so it seems reasonable. The shape isn't actually black, it's just shadow, which can be seen with other objects, such as the items in the crate on the left. Good one though. Looks like he's taking a selfie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidElement Posted August 29, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted August 29, 2017 11 hours ago, LV-426 said: My guess would be a gold ingot. The theme of the painting centres around land purchased from tribal leaders, so it seems reasonable. The shape isn't actually black, it's just shadow, which can be seen with other objects, such as the items in the crate on the left. Good one though. Looks like he's taking a selfie He's clearly holding something . You can see the frame around what he's holding . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted August 29, 2017 #5 Share Posted August 29, 2017 I would place my bet on a mirror. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted August 29, 2017 #6 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, LucidElement said: He's clearly holding something . You can see the frame around what he's holding . Yep, that's what I said... a gold ingot... The link describes "a Native American sitting in a canoe looking intently at a small black rectangle held in his hands." I was just pointing out that the "black" of the object could be the artist's exaggerated depiction of shadow on the back of the ingot. The sides look more yellow/gold. The bottom line for me is that the painting depicts 17th century English settlers meeting Native Americans, which they are to purchase land from. I don't know how viable a gold ingot would be at this time, but an ingot, a mirror - basically anything that might be novel/valuable to a tribal people that would be freely available for trade in Europe - is a possibility. With a bit of research it's probably possible to find out what William Pynchon paid for the land. One thing I am certain of... it's not a cell phone Edited August 29, 2017 by LV-426 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidElement Posted August 29, 2017 Author #7 Share Posted August 29, 2017 3 hours ago, LV-426 said: Yep, that's what I said... a gold ingot... The link describes "a Native American sitting in a canoe looking intently at a small black rectangle held in his hands." I was just pointing out that the "black" of the object could be the artist's exaggerated depiction of shadow on the back of the ingot. The sides look more yellow/gold. The bottom line for me is that the painting depicts 17th century English settlers meeting Native Americans, which they are to purchase land from. I don't know how viable a gold ingot would be at this time, but an ingot, a mirror - basically anything that might be novel/valuable to a tribal people that would be freely available for trade in Europe - is a possibility. With a bit of research it's probably possible to find out what William Pynchon paid for the land. One thing I am certain of... it's not a cell phone you sure hes not playing angry birds? lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattpoison Posted September 15, 2017 #8 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I live very close to an Indian reservation and I can tell you that many of them do have cell phones...cars too. Come on, everyone, they're normal people! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkenpath25 Posted September 20, 2017 #9 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Has the world gotten so tech crazed that this person assumed that's a cell Phone ? How pathetic ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Duck Posted September 20, 2017 #10 Share Posted September 20, 2017 On 8/29/2017 at 9:29 PM, LV-426 said: Yep, that's what I said... a gold ingot... The link describes "a Native American sitting in a canoe looking intently at a small black rectangle held in his hands." I was just pointing out that the "black" of the object could be the artist's exaggerated depiction of shadow on the back of the ingot. The sides look more yellow/gold. The bottom line for me is that the painting depicts 17th century English settlers meeting Native Americans, which they are to purchase land from. I don't know how viable a gold ingot would be at this time, but an ingot, a mirror - basically anything that might be novel/valuable to a tribal people that would be freely available for trade in Europe - is a possibility. With a bit of research it's probably possible to find out what William Pynchon paid for the land. One thing I am certain of... it's not a cell phone Gold ingot or mobile phone, either way he's still thinking... Why am I only getting one bar? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted September 21, 2017 #11 Share Posted September 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Golden Duck said: Gold ingot or mobile phone, either way he's still thinking... Why am I only getting one bar? Tip top ~ ... back to the old reliable smoke signals ~ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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