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Ship "Sapphire" of Salem

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1830

GUSN

GUSN-179900

Description

Framed oil painting of a ship with the American flag and four blue flags, two with white crosses and one with a white square. There are three ships and a lighthouse to the left of the ship in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

oil paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
canvas
wood (plant material)
Painting

Inscription

"Ship Sapphire of Salem"
"Painter James Pringle New York 1830" (handwritten)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P361
FA009

Maker

Pringle, James Fulton, 1788-1847 (Artist)

Dimensions

31 15/16 x 39 15/16 x 1 8/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.784

Places

New York state (United States)
New York City (New York state)

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