Clipper Ship "Staghound"
Clipper Ship "Staghound"

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Clipper Ship "Staghound",

ca. 1851

James Edward Buttersworth, 1817–1894; born Isle of Wight, VA; died Hoboken, NJ
y1991-67

Information

Title
Clipper Ship "Staghound"
Dates

ca. 1851

Maker
James Edward Buttersworth
Medium
Oil on canvas mounted on pressed wood panel
Dimensions
73.4 × 91.3 cm (28 7/8 × 35 15/16 in.) frame: 85.7 × 102.1 × 7.9 cm (33 3/4 × 40 3/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Winthrop Page Hersey, Class of 1928, and Audrey Musser Hersey
Object Number
y1991-67
Culture
American
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
panel (wood), oil paint, canvas
Subject
sails, figures (representations), wind, oceans, seascapes, ships, pale yellow, clouds, blue, waves (natural events), storms, gray (color), black

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