Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
American Ship of War, Constance |
Artist or Maker |
Unknown Artist |
Date |
1808 |
Materials |
Watercolor, Gouache and Ink on Paper |
Dimension Details |
Height: 15" Width: 25" |
Description |
This portrait depicts the port view of the "Constance," an American Ship of War active in the early nineteenth century. Crewmen line the deck of the three-masted vessel, which has an American flag flying at the stern. A manned rowboat is in the choppy water in front of the "Constance" and a number of other ships are in the background. The painting is inscribed and dated "Miss Clement, 1808" in the lower right. |
Provenance |
Good Speeds Book Shop, Boston, Massachusetts Sold to H. Richard Dietrich, Jr. (1938-2007), Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, 1963 Gifted to The Dietrich American Foundation, 2007 |
Object Name |
Watercolor |
Object ID |
7.2.HRD.1453 |
Search Terms |
paintings |