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Palestine

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1900-1910

GUSN

GUSN-180093

Description

Framed watercolor of a two masted ship with nine unfurled sails and an American flag at the stern. There are fourteen people on deck. the first mast has a blue and white flag with a white "P" and the second mast has four blue and white flags. The top flag is halved diagonally, the second is halved vertically, and the last two feature white crosses. In the background to the left is land with a lighthouse.

Details

Descriptive Terms

watercolors (paintings)
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
wood (plant material)
Painting

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P439
FA071

Maker

Macpherson, M (Copyist)

Dimensions

18 5/16 x 23 4/16 x 15/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.862

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