Painting, <i>Wooden Barque</i> William Ritson
date: label: date made
content: ca 1867
name: label: maker
content: Scott, John
notes: label: Description
content: The <i>William Ritson</i> was built at Maryport, Cumberland, England in 1864 by Ritson, a merchant family in Whitehaven. It measured 164 feet in length and 680 tons. The ship was owned by F. Johnston and Company and was registered at Mayport until 1884. Ownership passed to Kayton and Simpson until 1890, when the ship was sold to Argentinean owners. Shortly after that, in 1891 it was sold again and renamed <i>Hiram</i>. It was broken up in 1905. The painting depicts the <i>William Ritson</i> under full sail, heading into a harbor. The port side of the ship is shown with the bow tilted upward. The ship is calling for a pilot. Also pictured in the background are Skerries lighthouse and Anglesey. The painting has been variously attributed to either J. Scott (1840-1872) or Samuel Walters (1811-1882). See CIGNA catalogue entry for details.
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: 2005.0279.044
label: accession number
content: 2005.0279
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0279.044
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: 26 in x 46 in; 66.04 cm x 116.84 cm
label: Measurements
content: with frame: 31 1/4 in x 51 in; 79.375 cm x 129.54 cm