"Chacma" Barque

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'Chacma'
'Chacma'
Chacma
Description:

Chacma was built in 1868 by W. Pile and Company in Sunderland, England. She measured 174 feet in length, 29 feet 2 inches in beam, 17 feet 9 inches in depth of hold, and 569 tons. Owned by John Hay, she traded between Sunderland and India under Captain Thorpe until 1890, when she was sold to Norwegians. The painting features Dover harbor and Dover Castle in the distance. The ship is flying a swallow tail flag. R.B Spencer was a British painter active between 1840 and 1874.

Date Made: 1868

Maker: Spencer, R. B.

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Maritime

Subject:

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

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2005.0279.052Accession Number: 2005.0279Catalog Number: 2005.0279.052

Object Name: paintingpainting, oil

Physical Description: oil on canvas (overall material)Measurements: without frame: 22 1/2 in x 36 in; 57.15 cm x 91.44 cmwith frame: 26 1/2 in x 40 1/2 in; 67.31 cm x 102.87 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-1e3c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1301961

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