Lot Essay
The Carnatic was registered at 602 tons and was built at Saco, Maine in 1847 for R. Hooper & Captain. Sailing out of Boston until she was sold to Genoa in 1862, she disappears from the registry in 1872.
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The emigrant ship Carnatic of Boston, in two positions, off the Perch Rock Fort at the entrance to the harbour of Liverpool, under the command of Captain John Devereux
Details
Duncan McFarlane of Liverpool (1853-c.1870 America)
The emigrant ship Carnatic of Boston, in two positions, off the Perch Rock Fort at the entrance to the harbour of Liverpool, under the command of Captain John Devereux
oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm.)
The emigrant ship Carnatic of Boston, in two positions, off the Perch Rock Fort at the entrance to the harbour of Liverpool, under the command of Captain John Devereux
oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm.)
Provenance
Henry Kelsey Devereux of Cleveland, Ohio, and thence by descent until bequeathed to the present owner.
Literature
Marblehead Historical Society, Marblehead, Massachusetts, Old Marblehead Sea Captains and the Ships in which They Sailed, Marblehead, 1915, p. 41.
J. Robinson and G.F. Dow, The Sailing Ships of New England 1607-1907, Volume.1, Marine Research Society, Salem, ill. no.32.
J. Robinson and G.F. Dow, The Sailing Ships of New England 1607-1907, Volume.1, Marine Research Society, Salem, ill. no.32.
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