Ship Model of the Whaling Barque <i>Mary Frazier</i>
date: label: date made
content: ca 1945
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Mary Frazier was a three-masted whaling bark built in 1832 in Newbury, MA. It measured 108 feet 10 inches in length, 24 feet 1 inch in beam, 12 feet 1 inch in depth of hold, and 288 tons. It was originally a cargo vessel, with multiple owners. In 1842 its captain was James L. Smith; George Hagery took over as captain in 1849. The Frazier was registered in New Bedford, MA, a center for American whaling. In 1889, Mary Frazier was abandoned at sea in the Dutch East Indies after an unusually long career for a ship of 67 years. This model appears to be sailor-made, which indicates a lower overall quality but with detailed rigging. There is elaborate rigging and lines but no sails, and the model is not highly finished.
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: Transportation
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: 2005.0279.074
label: accession number
content: 2005.0279
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0279.074
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ship model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27 in x 39 in x 11 in; 68.58 cm x 99.06 cm x 27.94 cm