Painting, Ship William Penn

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Description:

Painted around 1850 by an unknown artist, this formal ship portrait portrays the Black Diamond Line's ship William Penn. The Black Diamond Line was established in 1846 in Philadelphia, PA and operated a line of regularly-scheduled packet ships to Liverpool, England until just before the Civil War.

Date Made: ca 1850

Maker: unknown

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Maritime

Subject:

See more items in: Work and Industry: Maritime, Cigna Maritime Collection, Transportation, Art

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Credit Line: Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2005.0279.005Accession Number: 2005.0279Catalog Number: 2005.0279.005

Object Name: paintingpainting, oil

Physical Description: oil on canvas (overall material)Measurements: with frame: 29 3/4 in x 31 3/8 in; 75.565 cm x 79.6925 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-1cf4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1295911

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