$5,333
American School, 19th Century Portrait of the Bark Silver Cloud. Capt. Thos. W. Lewis, Master. Unsigned, vessel identified on bow, stern, pennant, and inscription below. Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in., in a period molded wood frame with gilt liner. Condition: Very good, surface grime, stable craquelure. Provenance: By family descent of Captain Thomas W. Lewis. Note: According to information collected at the Mystic Marine Museum and Bath Maritime Museum by a descendant of the consignor, the bark Silver Cloud was built in 1853 by General Joseph Barry at George Town, in Bath, Maine. She weighed 460 ton and was built of oak and hackmatack with a copper bottom. She was sold c. 1857 to E. Boynton, with Thomas W. Lewis serving as master, and who subsequently became the owner.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-08-14