The Morgan at Mystic (No. 2)
PrintmakerEtched by
James McBey
Scottish, 1883 - 1959
Date1943
MediumEtching; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 3/8 x 10 3/4in. (13.7 x 27.3cm)
Platemark (height x width): 5 1/2 x 10 7/8in. (14 x 27.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 5/8 x 14 13/16in. (21.9 x 37.6cm)
Platemark (height x width): 5 1/2 x 10 7/8in. (14 x 27.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 5/8 x 14 13/16in. (21.9 x 37.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionA three-masted sailing ship is in the background, behind a long spit that extends out into a river at the left. Several buildings and a few trees are to the right of the vessel. Wharves, pilings, two rowboats, and some men are on the shore in the middle ground. Hills are in the background.
Object number2006.101.1
InscribedOn recto, lower left, in black ink, "XXXVIII"On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.NotesSubject Note: The print depicts the whaling ship Charles W. Morgan shortly after she was acquired by Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. (Finlay 2/16/2007)
Subject Terms
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