Eel Spearing in Setauket, NY
- Date Range
- 1845 – 1960
- Title
- Eel Spearing in Setauket, NY
- What occurred
- This painting shows the relatively common dynamic of servant women teaching young, relatively well off, white boys how to fish for Eels. At this time there was a slight boom in Eel fishing, which was a result of the initial rise in market. The Three-Village area was pretty much a sleepy area and no real industry would develop until after the Civil War.
- Location
- Three Village area: Setauket, NY
- Image Citation
- http://collections.fenimoreartmuseum.org/eel-spearing-at-setauket
- Student name(s)
- Ian Plummer