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Watercolor in a 3 in. wood and gilt frame of the ship "The Alliance" at port. Ship is headed into dock w/ only 9 of its sails still open. An American flag is at its stern and a white flag w/ a red dot, a blue and white striped flag, a red, white and blue striped flag, a red flag and a red and blue flag fly from two other masts. A windmill, docked ships and buildings are behind the ship.
marines (visual works)
watercolors (paintings)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
ships
Watercolor
Unidentified Paper
Painted
Ship
PICTURE, MARITIME
An attachment on the back of painting reads: ""Joseph Desilva/ Painter, Plumber---/ No. 3--/ Bath Street bottom of Queen Street/ Opposite Princes Dock/ Liverpool/ Portraits of Ships Taken in any situation specimens always on hand/ Paints oil and colors"" Written on the back bottom of the painting's frame: ""Ship Alliance/ Entering the Port of Liverpool""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
The Alliance
Possibly Desilva, Joseph (Maker)
Possibly McFarlane, Duncan (Maker)
Liverpool, England
24.125 x 32.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.530
Davidson, A.S.. Marine Art & Liverpool: Painters, Places & Flag Codes 1760-1960. [No Publisher].
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