Lot Essay
The Queen of Clippers was built in East Boston by Robert E. Johnson. She launched on March 26th, 1853. That same year she sailed from New York to San Francisco (Octavius Howe, American Clipper Ships, 1833-1858 (New York, 1986), p. 469).
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PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTOR
POSSIBLY WILLIAM GAY YORKE (1817-1892)
Clipper Ship: Queen of Clippers
Details
POSSIBLY WILLIAM GAY YORKE (1817-1892)
Clipper Ship: Queen of Clippers
oil on canvas
30 x 44 ¾ in.
Clipper Ship: Queen of Clippers
oil on canvas
30 x 44 ¾ in.
Provenance
The Shephard Gallery, Nantucket, Massachusetts, December 1985
Brought to you by
Sallie Glover
The Queen of Clippers was built in East Boston by Robert E. Johnson. She launched on March 26th, 1853. That same year she sailed from New York to San Francisco (Octavius Howe, American Clipper Ships, 1833-1858 (New York, 1986), p. 469).