Painting of the Packet Ship <i>Lancaster</i>
date: label: date made
content: ca 1830
name: label: maker
content: Walters, Miles
notes: label: Description
content: The <i>Lancaster</i> was built in 1823 in Lancaster, England. It weighed 353 tons. From 1833 to 1840 it was owned by Sir J. Tobin, who was mayor of Liverpool in 1819. The <i>Lancaster</i> traded between Liverpool, England, and Africa and was reported missing in 1840.
label: Description
content: The painting by Miles Walters presents a dual view of the ship showing its profile and rear view. A small pilot ship is approaching <i>Lancaster</i>. Artist Miles Walters was born in 1774 and died in 1849. He was a shipwright (and later a seaman), after leaving the sea, Miles moved to London. He later moved to Liverpool with his third son Samuel Walters (1811-1882), where he was listed in the directories as an artist. Miles and Samuel worked on several marine paintings together.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Maritime
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Cigna Maritime Collection
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content: Transportation
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0279.038
label: accession number
content: 2005.0279
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0279.038
objectType: label: Object Name
content: painting
label: Object Name
content: painting, oil
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: oil on canvas (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: without frame: 30 in x 32 1/2 in; 76.2 cm x 82.55 cm
label: Measurements
content: with frame: 27 in x 39 in; 68.58 cm x 99.06 cm