This tile depicts an event that had already attained mythical status by the early 19th century- the landing of the Pilgrims on Cape Cod in 1620. The earthenware tile with a blue transfer print communicates what were, by the 19th century, the key elements of the story. The tiny Mayflower lies anchored offshore while a small party debarks onto Plymouth Rock. The forbidding, snowy coastline presages the hardships of the first winter and the country’s Indigenous inhabitants observe watchfully.