Framed oil painting of a ship at sea. Ship with six unfurled sails catching wind. Three figures are seen aboard. There is one red pennant on the right mast and the ship is heading left. There are two seagulls to the left and two ships in the distance to the right.
oil paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
canvas
wood (plant material)
Painting
"W.E. Norton" (handwritten)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P637
FA142
Norton, William Edward, 1843-1916 (Artist)
15 12/16 x 19 9/16 x 3 7/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1060
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