Painting of the American Clipper Ship <I>Coeur de Lion</I>
notes: label: Description
content: In the center, the American clipper ship <I>Coeur de Lion</I> sails from left to right in the standard pose of the classic portrait of a ship entering port. The main and topsails are set, except for the mizzen mainsail, which is furled to air the spanker (for steerage). At the ships head flies the inner jib; all other sails are either furled or being taken in. House, signal, and American flags fly from all three masts and the spanker gaff. Six crew are visible on deck; whimsically, one is waving to the artist (or viewer) from his post amidships. In the left foreground, a small, two-masted Chinese boat approaches <I>Coeur de Lion</I>; in the background is the port of Hong Kong. Numerous Western sailing vessels and steamships are anchored at port in the background.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Engineering, Building, and Architecture
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content: Work
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content: Transportation
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mr. William Lilly, New York, New York
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.309517
label: catalog number
content: 309517
label: accession number
content: 103202
objectType: label: Object Name
content: painting
label: Object Name
content: painting, oil
label: Other Terms
content: painting; Maritime
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (frame material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 94 cm x 128.5 cm x 4.5 cm; 37 in x 50 9/16 in x 1 3/4 in