Painting, <I>Indiana</I>
date: label: date made
content: 1875
name: label: maker
content: Walters, Samuel
notes: label: Description
content: The <I>Indiana</I> was built in 1872 by Wm. Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia, PA. The ship measured 375 feet in length, 43 feet 8 inches in beam, and 3,126 tons. Indiana was one of the first four iron trans-Atlantic ships built in the United States. <I>Indiana</I>'s sister ships include <I>Illinois</I>, <I>Ohio</I>, <I>Pennsylvania</I>, and <I>Indiana</I>. The ship was owned by the American Line and was in service between Europe and America.
label: Description
content: The <I>Indiana</I> was insured by INA. The painting shows a starboard view of the steamship sailing in rough water. There is a keystone painted on its stack representing the Pennsylvania Railroad, which partly owned the American Line. The ship is driven by both sail and steam, with the sails helping to keep the ship steady. The CIGNA collection has a painting of Indiana's sister ship <I>Pennsylvania</I>.
label: Description
content: Samuel Walters (1811-1882) was a British marine painter. The painting style is typical of his later seascapes. It is painted with a broad brushstroke and has a wet appearance. Also, it is the typical angle of his ships at this time.
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: 2005.0279.013
label: accession number
content: 2005.0279
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0279.013
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: 36 in x 60 in; 91.44 cm x 152.4 cm
label: Measurements
content: with frame: 49 in x 73 in; 124.46 cm x 185.42 cm