Ship With Paper Border

DateProbably 1805-1825

MediumOil on Canvas

DimensionsUnframed: 36 1/2" x 45" and Framed: 38 1/2" x 47"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1958.111.3

DescriptionStriking three-masted ship with American-type flag on the center mast and also on the low aft sail. A lighthouse and small house on the center right side. Wallpaper strips form border. The ship appears to be an imaginative representation of one of the frigates that formed the first navy of the new American Republic.The few gunports (nine all on one level) indicate a non-literal representation, but the vessel type is identified by the lofty rig and lack of sheer.
Modern edge frame of lath strips, painted black.Label TextThis ship painting bordered with wallpaper strips appears to be an imaginative representation of one of the frigates that formed the first navy of the new American Republic.ProvenanceJ. Stuart Halladay and Herrell George Thomas, Sheffield, Mass. Halladay died in 1951, leaving his interest in their jointly-owned collection to his partner, Thomas. Thomas died in 1957, leaving his estate to his sister, Mrs. Albert N. Petterson, who was AARFAC's vendor.