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Ship "Henry Newell"
about 1843
Object Place: possibly Marseilles, probably France
Medium/Technique
Polychromed glass, paper, straw, silk; base of rosewood veneer, maple marquetry, boxwood stringing
Dimensions
Overall: 45.1 x 46.4 x 22.5 cm (17 3/4 x 18 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Templeman Coolidge
Accession Number32.166
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionWater line model, not to scale, of the Henry Newell, a 200-ton merchant ship built in Nobleboro, Maine, by Clapp & Curtis in 1839; sails and rigging are of glass; on inlaid stand with small button feet; enclosed in bell glass.
InscriptionsIn pencil on underside of base: " 8 / 33 / PM"; "33" on sides; "33" stamped into the base, on the side.
Provenancepurchased from Abbie Martin, Portland, Maine, about July 1920 by J. Templeman Coolidge of Boston. Ms. Martin noted: "The ship model came from France and was brought to the old home of my great-grandfather at Harpswell, Me. (by my uncle Capt Matthew Martin) known as the Adams Martin home as my grandfather's mother was Adams and the place was first owned by the Adams of Boston who came there with their slaves." Matthew Martin was the captain of the Henry Newell. By descent to Ms. Martin; lent by J. Templeman Coolidge to the Museum on February 27, 1929; given by him in 1932.