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Ship Model

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

19th century

GUSN

GUSN-243847

Description

Three-masted ship model; hull painted white, green and black with miniature shields along the sides; white canvas sails with red crosses painted on a few of the sails; a two-headed black pheonix painted on the center sail. Cannons above and below deck.

Details

Descriptive Terms

scale models
canvas
wood (plant material)
string (fiber product)
Ship

Associated Building

Original To Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

29 x 6.5 x 27 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.969

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