Robert L. Tawes
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Uncurated Search Results
Type: Skipjack
Year: 1901
Builder:
Location: Pocomoke City
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| Fetch? | Row ID | Catalog # | Object Name | Title | Artist/Maker | Date Made | Place Made | Description | Full Image | CBMM Cat. Page |
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| 1 | 1994.0016.0061.00 | books | Sm leather notebook "Complements of C.A. Woolsey P | Woolsey Paint & Color Co, C A __Creator | Range, Cir 01/01/1913 - 12/31/1913 | No Address - Crisfield - Somerset - Eastern Shore - MD - 21316 - USA | Sm leather notebook "Complements of C.A. Woolsey Paint & Color Co., Jersey City, NJ, USA, Manufacturers of Paints and Varnishes." and on the other side, "Copper Paint for Vessel's bottoms and Marine Paint Specialites." Notebook belonged to L..S. Tawes of Crisfield, MD. Few notes written inside. | No image URL. | View | |
| 2 | 1994.0016.0040.01 | boxes (containers) | Round box with lid, carved from bone (ivory?) wiht | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Round box with lid, carved from bone (ivory?) wiht soft blue velvet covered padded top, perhaps a pin cushion. Bottom has label typed "For Anne Bartlett". Box is blue velvet lined. The condition is fair; soiled, no cracks or breaks, top pin cusion and interior fabric worn and faded. |  | View | |||
| 3 | 1994.0016.0033.00 | cupboards | Cupboard from West Indies - doors with 2 rows of | Cupboard from West Indies - doors with 2 rows of glass panels, drawer at bottom. 4 shelves inside. BROUGHT FROM WEST INDIES BY CAPTAIN TAWES. Materials: WOOD Negative #: N2022 R20 | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 4 | 1994.0016.0037.00 | cups | Turned wooden cup/chalice. Light wood with dark gr | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Turned wooden cup/chalice. Light wood with dark grain, natural finish. Condition is fair, some staining. |  | View | |||
| 5 | 1994.0016.0038.00 | cups | Turned wooden cup in classic urn shape. Dark wood, | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Turned wooden cup in classic urn shape. Dark wood, natural finish. The condition is poor; base is broken. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 6 | 1994.0016.0039.00 | cups | Turned wooden cup with red stain and black 'island | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Turned wooden cup with red stain and black 'island' design painted in black around cup. The condition is fair. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 7 | 8888.0052.0000.00 | documents | CAPTAIN LEONARD S. TAWES MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION | CAPTAIN LEONARD S. TAWES - MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION<CR><CR>Biographical Background<CR> Captain Leonard S. Tawes was born in Accomack County, Virginia, on October 2, 1853. He died in Crisfield, Maryland, on December 6, 1932. He went to sea at an early age, worked his way up to master of sailing vessels, and continued actively to captain sailing vessels until 1922 when he retired from the sea to devote himself to oyster farming in the area around Crisfield. In his retirement, using his logs and other records, Tawes composed a series of journals covering his life and recounting his maritime experiences in detail. The journals, edited by Robert H. Burgess, called Coasting Captain, were published as a book by The Mariners Museum in 1967. This volume is an excellent companion to the manuscript collection and permits clarification of many of the entries found in the manuscripts themselves. In 1884 Captain Tawes took command of, and part ownership in the three-masted, 138-foot schooner City of Baltimore. The 356-gross ton schooner was built by Goss, Sawyer & Packard of Bath, Maine, and was launched on February 2, 1884. Tawes captained the City of Baltimore until 1904 when she was sold in Tampa, Florida (Coasting Captain, 146, 445-6). Most of the material in the manuscript collection relates to the period during which Tawes sailed the City of Baltimore.Scope and Content The collection consists of seven bound booklets and ledgers, and one folder containing various documents which were found in the ledgers when they were accessioned. Most of the material is financial and other operating records from the schooner City of Baltimore. Subject: Captain Leonard S Tawes | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 8 | 8888.0016.0000.00 | documents | Albert E. Brown and Bro Papers<CR><CR>The collection i | Brown, Albert __Creator | Exact 02/01/1988 - | Albert E. Brown and Bro Papers<CR><CR>The collection is comprised of some of the correspondence and business papers concerning the Brown's Sail Loft in Winona, Maryland. Included are many sail plans for work and recreational boats. These papers were retrieved by museum staff from the derelict sail loft with the permission of the owner. Many are damaged or, deteriorated.Biographical BackgroundAlbert E. Brown and Bro/ sail.1oft~:~was located at Wenona, on the southern tip of the island. The Loft was founded in 1870 by Capt. John Stubbs. In 1890 he was bought out by Henry Brown, born in England, and who served as a seaman in the Royal Navy. He learned the art of sailmaking when he came to the United States during the Civil War and joined the United States Navy.Henry constructed the present building. When he retired in 1919 his son Albert took over the sail loft. Albert's son Henry, in turn, started at the loft when he was 12 years old and took over the business in 1956. Henry G. Brown retired about 1980 and the building has stood empty ever since. In 1986 the old sail loft changed hands.In its heyday, the business was one-of the region's leading sailmakers and had a reputation for old-fashioned, quality workmanship. Orders for sails came from all across the country and from overseas.Scope and ContentThis material represents those papers that were salvagable and that remained in the sail loft after the business had closed. They give considerable insight into the operation of one of the country's most well-known sailmakers.The majority of the papers are correspondence written to the sail loft concerning orders for sails, frequently accompanied by a sail plan and an estimate. Of value are a number of sail plans for the oyster dredging fleet, that the loft kept on file for repeat orders, and letters concerning well-known Bay yachts. Many of these boats have long since disappeared. Sail Loft Amps (1923 - 1974)Brown Papers, p 2An index of boats is available.Correspondence was filed under boat name where it was known, and by correspondent's last name if-no specific boat was mentioned (except for one" design boats which are filed under class name).Other papers include"account books and miscellaneous business papers which provide an overview of 1"the finances of a traditional sailmaking business.Sub'ectsSailmaking Subject: Albert E. Brown and Bro. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 9 | 1994.0016.0022.00 | drawings | Pastel by Smyth, schooner | Smyth, __Creator ||Smyth, __Designer | Pastel by Smyth, unidentified schooner signed LR, matted and framed FOXING BEGINNING; ACID MATTE IS DISCOLORED. Materials: PAPER Negative #: N2023 R02 | No image URL. | View | |||
| 10 | 1994.0016.0014.00 | engravings | Color engraving (illustration); "An American Packet Ship - Leaving Liverpool" | Wade, Thomas __Artist | Exact 01/01/1855 - | Color engraving (illustration); "An American Packet Ship - Leaving Liverpool" (Boston 1855), shows several vessels of the coast of Liverpool framed, matted, information about engraving on back; engraving made from Painting by Thomas Wade. Condition: Burns throughout, highly acidic mat, acidic paper, blue sticker on front glass |  | View | ||
| 11 | 1994.0016.0015.00 | engravings | "Arrival at the Pier" | Wade, Thomas __Artist | Exact 01/01/1799 - 12/31/1898 | Color engraving (illustration) "Arrival at the Pier" shows vessesl at a pier framed and matted engraving made after painting by Thomas Wade. Condition: burns throughout, high acid mat, acid showing an image. |  | View | ||
| 12 | 1994.0016.0016.00 | engravings | Engraving; "Plan of Port au Prince" | Exact 01/01/1785 - | Engraving; "Plan of Port au Prince" probably collected by Captain Leonard Tawes on one of his voyages to the West Indies. He traded at Port AuPrince, framed, matted. Condition: foxing, burns, tears, high acid mat, tape around back edges of frame. |  | View | |||
| 13 | 1994.0016.0017.00 | engravings | Engraving "Plan of Cap Francios" | Exact 01/01/1786 - | Engraving "Plan of Cap Francios" probably collected by Captain Leonard Tawes on a vogue to West Indies in coating schooner. Condition: foxing, burns, tears, high acid mat. |  | View | |||
| 14 | 1994.0016.0028.00 | etchings | Etching: Schooner by Don Swann | Swann, Don __Artist | Etching by Don Swann:SHOWS A SCHOONER; FOXING, DISCOLOR, STAINS; NO.162/300. Materials: PAPER Colors: NO Negative #: N2023 R02 | No image URL. | View | |||
| 15 | 1994.0016.0066.00 | fragments | Rock with tag "This rock came from spot where St. | Rock with tag "This rock came from spot where St. Paul was wrecked near Malta" | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 16 | 1994.0016.0067.00 | fragments | Rock with tag "This piece of concret came off the | Rock with tag "This piece of concret came off the monument built on Paul's island in honor of St. Paul" | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 17 | 1994.0016.0068.00 | fragments | Rock with tag "This piece of concret came off Paul | Rock with tag "This piece of concret came off Paul's monument built on Paul's island and in honor of St. Paul" | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 18 | 1994.0016.0069.00 | fragments | Rock with tag that had text at one time; assumptio | Rock with tag that had text at one time; assumption it is similar to 1994.16.68 | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 19 | 1994.0016.0035.00 | frames (furnishings) | Sailor's valentine shorseshoe shaped frame for col | Circa 01/01/1850 - 01/01/1890 | Sailor's valentine shorseshoe shaped frame for color picture (print) of men rowing a boat with a sailing boat in the background. At bottom of picture is seaweed, shells, and a red plastic coral. Picture is covered by convex plastic -- similar to shadow box. Glued to the area surrounding the picture are various small shells in an attractive design. Piece once ahd an easel stand, now missing. It was thought that sailor's valentines were made by men while at sea; recent reserach has uncovered that they were manufactured primarily in Barbados to sell to visiting sailors. The condition is fair; some shells missing. |  | View | |||
| 20 | 1994.0016.0001.00 | kitchen safes | Pie safe with schooners | 1830-1870 | Pie safe with schooner images punched into tin panels. 2 front doors, each with 3 vertical panels. Patina on all panels. Crisfield. Said to have come from an African-American household. Condition: good, wood worn on edges, LR two tin panels damaged. |  | View | |||
| 21 | 1994.0016.0024.00 | lithographs | Lithograph: U.S. Brig of War SOMERS | Currier, N __Creator | Range,Circ 01/01/1842 - 12/31/1842 | SHOWS A TWO MASTED SHIP, TRACED W/ PENCIL, FRAMED Title: U.S. BRIG OF WAR SOMERS Materials: INK, PAPER Colors: POLYCHROME Place Made: NEW YORK, NY Negative #: N2023 R02 | No image URL. | View | ||
| 22 | 8888.0062.0000.00 | manuscript | Maryland Crabmeat Company Collection | Range, Exa 01/01/1939 - 12/31/1946 | No Address - Crisfield - Somerset - Eastern Shore - MD - 21316 - USA | This collection consists of documentation from the Milboume Oyster Company and the Maryland Crabmeat Company. The Milbourne documents came from a plant in Stockton, MD. The material dates from 1939 to 1946 and is contained in Archival Box 1. The documents are arranged as follows: orders and statements for oysters, clams and crabs; receipts, statements and bills from local supply companies; tax receipts; license information and a list of checks paid out.Maryland Crabmeat Company documents date from 1981 to 1992 and are contained in Banker Boxes 1 through 10. The documents are arranged as follows: sales and inventory of products, bills of lading, taxes and income statements, suppliers and vendors, accounting records, and payroll records. |  | View | ||
| 23 | 1994.0016.0030.00 | oil paintings | Painting of shoreline with piers | Hoevenaars, T __Creator | PAINTING OF DOCKS, SHOWS PART OF THE COAST LINE ALONG DOCK, SIGNED, DATED, 69 ll. FRAMED. THIN PAINT, NO VARNISH, STABLE; Negative #: N2023 R02 | No image URL. | View | |||
| 24 | 1994.0016.0012.00 | oil paintings | Portrait of Captain Leonard Tawes by Colonna | Colonna, __Artist | Exact 01/01/1786 - | Portrait of Captain Leonard Tawes by Colonna, dated 1964. Framed. Condition: excellent. thin paint, probably no varnish. Subject: Captain Leonard S Tawes |  | View | ||
| 25 | 1994.0016.0018.00 | oil paintings | Schooner CITY OF BALTIMORE | Stubbs, W P __Artist | After 2/1886 | Oil Painting of schooner by W.P. Stubbs "City of Baltimore" heavy plain gilded frame (light carving) painting shows a three masted schooner with other boats in the background. Condition: thin paint, probably no varnish (or light); cracking and crizzling throughout. Painted for Capt. Leonard S. Tawes, master of the City of Baltimore. Artist lived in Boston, so the painting was probably commissioned on one of the two occasions that City of Baltimore called at Boston: 5 Feb 1886 or 31 December 1888. |  | View | ||
| 26 | 8888.0104.0000.00 | papers | Louise Hayman papers on skipjack restoration | Papers of Ms. Louise L. Hayman<CR><CR>Background<CR>This collection concerns the Maryland skipjack fleet, including documents from the Maryland 2000 Save Our Skipjacks Task Force meeting notes, correspondence regarding the fleet's registration as one of the 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, information concerning the fleet's condition, correspondence with the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, various articles and publications, etc. Also in this collection are two copies of The Maryland Skipjack Fleet: A Model Preservation Plan and a VHS recording of the CBS Morning News broadcast on fishing vessels from Oct. 19, 2001. <CR>In November 1999, the Maryland Commission for Celebration 2000 formed the Save Our Skipjacks Task Force. The Task Force considered ways to increase safety and minimize weather-related risks for commercial vessels. The Task Force also addressed the repair and maintenance of the fleet, and the availability of insurance coverage for the vessels and their crews. <CR>Initial recommendations were made by the Task Force on April 17, 2000. Those recommendations brought relaxation of Department of Natural Resources regulations on the use of power for dredging; establishment of a loan program to repair and equip skipjacks (administered by the Maryland Historical Trust); and formation of a skipjack restoration center and educational program at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels (funded in part by the Maryland Historical Trust). The Task Force is still considering matters relating to the availability of affordable hull and liability insurance; sustained funding for the Museum restoration program; formal incorporation of the skipjack fleet into the State's tourism industry; and greater access to oysters for the skipjacks. <CR>The Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet has been recognized as a national treasure in danger of extinction. On June 6, 2002, the Fleet was named to the 2002 list of America's Eleven Most Endangered Historic Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. <CR>The Task Force has been inactive since September 2003. <CR>Scope and Content<CR>The items in this collection are contained in one manuscript box with 5 file folders and 1 comb-bound book. | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 27 | 8888.0098.0000.00 | papers | Burgess manuscript collection | This collection is housed in 24 boxes, starting on CSC 15A2 and continuing on to 15A3, 15A4, 16A1, and 16A2<CR><CR>The collection is broad in scope and content. It includes about 100 trailboards and name boards, and many other artifacts obtained from Chesapeake Bay vessels of all kinds; years of correspondence (covered in this finding aid), much of it acquiring background for and arranging the publication of his books, particularly those about the schooners Albert F. Paul and Purnell T. White; many of his photographs; and numerous clippings containing articles by and about Burgess.Among the highlights of the collection are a number of documents from the late 19th century such as invoices, receipts, and note from George P. Bailey, of Kinsale, VA, a dealer in wood, ties, etc., and the canner of the "Pride of Westmoreland" brand tomatoes and commission merchants Courtney & Kennan (see Box 17). Also, the lengthy correspondence (1946-1969) with the Baltimore Sunday Sun about articles Burgess submitted for publication, including the ""I Remember When" series (Boxes 19 & 20) | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 28 | 0000.1134.0002.00 | photographic prints | BOW OF SKIPJACK ROBERT L. TAWES, SHOWING NAME BOAR | BOW OF SKIPJACK ROBERT L. TAWES, SHOWING NAME BOARD Old Subject Fields: CARVINGS, DECORATIVE; SAIL VESSELS, SKIPJACKS | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 29 | 0000.1134.0015.00 | photographic prints | SKIPJACK REW BROTHERS AT DOCK WITH STERN OF SKIPJA | SKIPJACK REW BROTHERS AT DOCK WITH STERN OF SKIPJACK ROBERT L. TAWES AT RIGHT AND SHED IN BACKGROUND Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SKIPJACKS; DOCKS, HARBORS, & PIERS | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 30 | 0000.1295.0567.00 | photographic prints | Skipjack Robert L. Tawes under sail from starboard | Skipjack Robert L. Tawes under sail from starboard bow; big patches on jib; she appears to be dredging for oysters. No place, no date. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 31 | 0000.1295.0663.00 | photographic prints | Forward part of skipjack Robert L. Tawes w/ trailb | Exact 06/19/1936 - 06/19/1936 | Crisfield - Somerset - Little Annemessex River - Eastern Shore - MD | Forward part of skipjack Robert L. Tawes showing trailboard. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 32 | 0000.1295.0670.00 | photographic prints | Bow of skipjack showing trailboard | Exact 06/21/1941 - 06/21/1941 | Deal Island - Deal Island - Somerset - Tangier Sound - Eastern Shore - MD | Bow of skipjack Robert L. Tawes showing trailboard; she is tied up at Deal Island. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 33 | 0000.1295.0671.00 | photographic prints | Bow of skipjack Robert L. Tawes showing trailboard | Exact 06/19/1936 - 06/19/1936 | Crisfield - Somerset - Little Annemessex River - Eastern Shore - MD | Bow of skipjack Robert L. Tawes showing trailboard; she is tied up at Crisfield. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 34 | 1994.0016.0043.01 | pitchers | The miniature marble white and "rust" veined ewer | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | The miniature marble white and "rust" veined ewer and suacer. THe condition is good. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 35 | 1994.0016.0052.00 | pitchers | White potteyr pitcher with a loop on top for holdi | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | White potteyr pitcher with a loop on top for holding. The spout is on one side, opening on other side for filling vessel. Painted caladium leabes on one side and "Havana" on the other side. Assumed made in Cuba. The condition is fair. |  | View | |||
| 36 | 1994.0016.0032.00 | sailors chests | SEA CHEST FROM CHINA GIVEN TO CAPTAIN LEONARD TAWE | SEA CHEST FROM CHINA GIVEN TO CAPTAIN LEONARD TAWES (1853-1932),DONOR'S GRANDFATHER,BY CAPTAIN JOHN TAWES AS A WEDDING GIFT. HAND-BEATEN BRASS WORK. SOME LID WARP,MOSTLY STABLE. SEE ORAL HISTORY 87. Materials: WOOD, BRASS Place Made: CHINA Negative #: N2023 R02 | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 37 | 1994.0016.0020.00 | sailors valentines | ROUND SAILOR'S VALENTINE | ROUND SAILOR'S VALENTINE; SHELLS INTACT. Materials: SHELLS, ETC. Negative #: N2023 R02 | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 38 | 1994.0016.0021.00 | sailors valentines | HEART-SHAPED VALENTINE | HEART-SHAPED VALENTINE WITH LEGS; SHELLS INTACT, NONE MISSING. Materials: Sea shells glued to paperboard substrate, glazed. Negative #: N2023 R02 | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 39 | 1994.0016.0034.00 | sailors valentines | Sailor's valentine box with lid, probably manufact | Circa 01/01/1900 - | Sailor's valentine box with lid, probably manufactured in Barbados. Box is made of cardboard and decorated with several types of shells, glued in a design; interior is papered with a foil type paper. Box is rectangular shape with curved ends. It was thought that sailor's valentines were made by men while at sea; recent reserach has uncovered that they were manufactured primarily in Barbados to sell to visiting sailors. Condition is fair; some shells missing. |  | View | |||
| 40 | 1994.0016.0036.00 | sailors valentines | Octagonal wooden case opens to two sailors' valent | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Octagonal wooden case opens to two sailors' valentines under glass with primarily pink and green shells in an attractive floral design. On the top, a circle of shells in the middle reads "Think of Me". Wooden case finished with shellac. Bottom section has a design of a heart. It was manufactured primarily in Barbados to sell to visitng sailors. |  | View | |||
| 41 | 1994.0016.0044.01 | sailors valentines | Round box sailor's valentine with lid decorated wi | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Round box sailor's valentine with lid decorated with various kinds of shells. Box is made of cardboard covered with red paper. Bottom is stamped in black "Made in Cz (followed by tweleve unreadable letters -- Czechoslovakia?)". Box bottom has three shells glued as feet. Lid has four small red balls with shell.s It was thought that sailor's valentines were made by men at sea; recent research has uncovered that they were manufactured primarily in Barbados to sell to visiting sailors. The condition is fair; has all shells. |  | View | |||
| 42 | 1994.0016.0045.00 | sailors valentines | Sailor's valenine box made out of cardboard covere | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Sailor's valenine box made out of cardboard covered with shells in decorative fashion. Hinged lid. Interior is painted bright pink and has different size compartments. It was thought that sailor's valentine's were made bymen while at sea; recent research has uncovered that they were manufactured primarily in Barbados to sell to visiting sailors. The condition is poor; the box is worn and shells are in good condition. |  | View | |||
| 43 | 1994.0016.0046.00 | sailors valentines | Sailor's valenine box covered with rattan weave ar | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Sailor's valenine box covered with rattan weave around body; shells decorate all other surfaces. Lid hinged in back. Top has fabric padded heart in faded blue. Some red balls glued throughout. It was thought that sailors' valentines were made by men while at sea; recent research has uncovered that they were manufactured primarily in Barbados to sell to visiting sailors. The box is in good condition; the shells are in good condition. |  | View | |||
| 44 | 1994.0016.0047.00 | sailors valentines | Sailor's valentine 'vanity' shaped box with mirror | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Sailor's valentine 'vanity' shaped box with mirror and curved front. Box is made of cardboard, sides decorated with faux tortoise shell, front has color print of sailing ship. Lid is hinged, backboard has oval mirror. Box is decorated with shells. It was thought that sailor's valentine's were made by men while at sea; recent research has uncovered that they were manufactured primarily in Barbados to sell to visiting sailors. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 45 | 1994.0016.0048.01 | sailors valentines | Sailor's valentine eight sided cardboard box and l | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Sailor's valentine eight sided cardboard box and lid decorated with mirrors and shells. There is a blue fabric covered padded heart on lid. It was thought that sailors' valentines were made by men while at sea; recent research has uncovered that they were manuactured primarily in Barbados to sell to visiting sailors. The condition is poor; shells are mising. |  | View | |||
| 46 | 1994.0016.0051.00 | sailors valentines | Sailor's valentine wooden box -- could be a small | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Sailor's valentine wooden box -- could be a small sewing box -- with covering of carved bone (ivory?) in simple design. Box had padded top covered wtih faded brown velvet (similar to pin cushion). Metallic background behind cuts out in sides. Minor green decoration; has key hole; pieces of bone (ivory?) are pinned to box. It was thought that sailors' valentines were made by men while at sea; recent research has uncovered that they were manufactured primarily in Barbados to sell to visiting sailors. The condition is poor: cracks and some parts broken off of bone/ivory. Padded fabric is faded. |  | View | |||
| 47 | 1994.0016.0019.00 | shadow boxes (model) | Shadow box model schooner and ship | Shadow box model schooner and ship; PAINT LOOKS DAMP, MOLD INSIDE GLASS AND ON MODEL Materials: WOOD Negative #: N2022 R20 | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 48 | 1994.0016.0025.00 | shadow boxes (model) | Shadow box: AMERICAN 3 masted SHIP AND WINDMILL | aMERICAN SHIP AND WINDMILL (3 MASTED SHIP) Materials: WOOD Negative #: N2023 R02 | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 49 | 1994.0016.0029.00 | shadow boxes (model) | Shadow box: FOUR MASTED BARKENTINE | FOUR MASTED SHIP (BARKENTINE) MOLDY,BROKEN RIGGING,BOARDS ON BOX SPLITTING. Materials: WOOD Negative #: N2023 R02 | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 50 | 1994.0016.0031.00 | shadow boxes (model) | Shadow box model of ship with long bowsprit | Model of ship with long bowsprit, poorly painted. MOLD, DUST, DIRT, BROKEN RIGGING Materials: WOOD Negative #: N2023 R02 | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 51 | 1994.0016.0002.00 | shadow boxes (model) | Shadow box model, bark covered with ice | Range, Cir 01/01/1899 - 12/31/1998 | Shadow box model, bark covered with ice. Three masts, square rigged. Materials wood, glass, paint, stone. Condition: outside paint cracking, backing separating, (Slight) oxidation inside. |  | View | |||
| 52 | 1994.0016.0003.00 | shadow boxes (model) | Shadow Box model, "American bark E.S." | Range, Cir 01/01/1899 - 12/31/1998 | Shadow Box model, "American bark E.S." Condition: ship has paint loss. Backboard seperating, crack down middle of backing (taped together). |  | View | |||
| 53 | 1994.0016.0004.00 | shadow boxes (model) | Shadow box model, two sloops racing | Shadow box model, two sloops racing. Carved, layered wood frame. Backgound is painted wooden panel depicting cloudy sky. Condition: good, slight loose gravel (inside bottom), slight wear on frame edges. |  | View | ||||
| 54 | 1994.0016.0008.00 | shadow boxes (model) | Shadow Box model of ship with gunports. | Range, Cir 01/01/1899 - 12/31/1998 | Shadow Box model of ship with gunports. Three masted square rigged ship. Condition: poor. laminate inside glass broken down. Paint loss. Rigging broken. Blackboard has horozontal crack approximately 1/4" wide. |  | View | |||
| 55 | 1994.0016.0009.00 | shadow boxes (model) | Shadow box model titled "Kate of Plymouth." | Range, Cir 01/01/1899 - 12/31/1998 | Shadow box model titled "Kate of Plymouth." Three masted skip with molded wood frame. Inside mold appears to be gilded. Condition: mold inside glass, rigging broken, backing crumbling. |  | View | |||
| 56 | 1994.0016.0010.00 | shadow boxes (model) | Shadow box model of three masted ship | Range, Cir 01/01/1899 - 12/31/1899 | Shadow box model of three masted ship with red and blue ensign. Painted backboard of sea and sky, mostly sky. Poorly printed. Condition: good, paint chipping from outside. |  | View | |||
| 57 | 1994.0016.0026.00 | shadow boxes (model) | Shadow box: HATTIE and two smaller vessels against a shoreline | hATTIE AND TWO SMALLER SHIPS AND LAND IN BACKGROUND. Materials: WOOD Negative #: N2023 R02 | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 58 | 1994.0016.0027.00 | shadow boxes (model) | Show box model, ship MARY. SHOWS SHIP, SLOOP, SCHOONER, lighthouse | Show box model, ship MARY. SHOWS SHIP, SLOOP, SCHOONER AND LIGHTHOUSE. Materials: WOOD Negative #: N2023 R02 | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 59 | 1994.0016.0060.00 | shell | Shell carved "My Dearest Sister Veronica from Your | Shell carved "My Dearest Sister Veronica from Your Loving Brother Bernard." | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 60 | 1994.0016.0041.00 | shell | "Olive" type shell hand painted with blue flowers | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | "Olive" type shell hand painted with blue flowers and green leabes, a bird in flight, red ends. The shell is in fair condition; apinting in poor condition -- chipping and faded. |  | View | |||
| 61 | 1994.0016.0049.00 | shell | Conch shell with hand paining of the "City Gates o | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Conch shell with hand paining of the "City Gates of St. Augustine, Fla.". Painting shows gate, road, man, a building, and a tree. The condition is fair; worn. |  | View | |||
| 62 | 1994.0016.0050.00 | shell | Conch shell with hand painting of the "City Gates | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Conch shell with hand painting of the "City Gates of St. Augustine, Fla.". Painting shows gate, road, man, a building, and a tree. The condition is fair. |  | View | |||
| 63 | 1994.0016.0053.00 | shell | Flat shell with iridescent surface (similar to mot | Circa 01/01/0184 - 01/01/1904 | Flat shell with iridescent surface (similar to mother-of-pearl) with carving on the back of a bird in flight and trees. The condition is good. |  | View | |||
| 64 | 1994.0016.0054.00 | shell | Nautilus shell, brown and white, wiht carving on b | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Nautilus shell, brown and white, wiht carving on back side of flowers, village scene with palm trees. The condition is good. |  | View | |||
| 65 | 1994.0016.0055.00 | shell | Orange and white shell, carved with three ladies ( | Mount Misery - Saint Michaels - MD - 21663 - China | Orange and white shell, carved with three ladies (similar to Wedgewood) on back of shell. |  | View | |||
| 66 | 1994.0016.0056.00 | shell | Shell with carved back of "Royal Dock Yard Porstmo | No Address - Portsmouth - United Kingdom | Shell with carved back of "Royal Dock Yard Porstmouth" showing building and water. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 67 | 1994.0016.0057.00 | shell | Shell with carved back of "Asbury Park', brown and | No Address - Asbury Park - Atlantic Ocean - NJ | Shell with carved back of "Asbury Park', brown and white with purple | No image URL. | View | |||
| 68 | 1994.0016.0059.00 | shell | Shell with "Souvenir of Atlantic City, NJ" stamped | No Address - Atlantic City - NJ | Shell with "Souvenir of Atlantic City, NJ" stamped in black ink. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 69 | 1994.0016.0062.00 | shell | Souvenir shell from 'Pan American Corporation Buff | Range, Cir 01/01/1901 - 12/31/1901 | No Address - Buffalo - NY | Souvenir shell from 'Pan American Corporation Buffalo, 1901', made of shells and a child figure all glued to another shell | No image URL. | View | ||
| 70 | 1994.0016.0063.00 | shell | Clam shells attached as a pin cushion; attached wi | Clam shells attached as a pin cushion; attached with red velvet fabric covered padding interior | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 71 | 1994.0016.0064.00 | shell | Clam shells attached as a pin cushion; attached wi | Clam shells attached as a pin cushion; attached with red velvet fabric covered padding interior | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 72 | 1994.0016.0065.00 | shell | Shell basket of shell flower bouquet, wired togeth | Shell basket of shell flower bouquet, wired together. Primarily white and pink | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 73 | 1994.0016.0042.00 | thermometer | Conch shell carved out with a small thermometer in | Circa 01/01/1884 - 01/01/1904 | Conch shell carved out with a small thermometer installed to be seen through the cut out 'window'. The condition of shell is fair; the thermometer does not work. |  | View | |||
| 74 | 1994.0016.0006.00 | watercolor paintings | Watercolor signed Pilty, titled: Somer's Point | Pilty, __Artist | Exact 07/01/1993 - | Watercolor by Pilty titled: Somer's Point. Molded wood frame double matted. Dated July 93 and signed LR, shows a vessel at shore with tools in the foreground & ships in the background. Condition: foxing and high acid mat. |  | View | ||
| 75 | 1994.0016.0011.00 | watercolor paintings | Watercolor / gouache of pilot sloop by S.A. Mulholland | Mulholland, S A __Artist | Watercolor / gouache of pilot sloop by S.A. Muholland. Frnech mat and backing professional framing, shows numerous other boats on the water including sailboat #33., signed LL. Condition: Excellent, no foxing, little color los, gray spot near sailboat #33 |  | View | |||
| 76 | 1994.0016.0013.00 | watercolor paintings | Watercolor, ship ANNIE M. SMITH by Grandin | Grandin, Eugine __Artist | Exact 01/01/1873 - | Painting (pen and ink w/ watercolor?); high acid mat and backboard shows a three masted vessel, Annie M. Smith" signed & dated LR "Maine 1873 Eugene Grandin" framed and matted. Condition: image is good condition, matting poor, glass is cracked TR, frame scratch & dented. |  | View | ||
| 77 | 1994.0016.0007.00 | watercolor paintings | Watercolor by Pilty titled "St. Michaels." | Pilty, __Artist | Exact 01/01/1905 - | Watercolor by Pilty titled "St. Michaels." Ship aground with house in background. Molded wood frame and double matted. Condition: slight foxing |  | View |
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