Mary Morton (schooner)

Description

Creator: Unknown, Artist
Item Type: Watercolor paintings
Description: One color print of a watercolor painting of the Schooner Mary Morton. The print shows a port side view of the ship which is under full sail in fair weather on a lake. Other sailing ships can be seen on the horizon in the far background. Black Old English style text along the lower center edge shows the title, "Schooner Mary Morton." While graphically accurate, the style is primitive. The print is held in a decorative brown wood frame.
The schooner was built by Bidwell & Banta of Buffalo, and had owners in Erie, Cleveland and Detroit.
Date of Original: ca. 1857
Date Of Event: ca. 1857
Dimensions: Width: 29.5 in
Height: 19.5 in
Image Dimensions: Image Width: 23.5in
Image Height: 19.5in
Subject(s): Mary Morton (Schooner)
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Local identifier: 2006.004.127
Collection: Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Language of Item: English
Copyright Statement: Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
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