Barque Bridgeport
PainterAttributed to
Jurgan Frederick Huge
American, 1809 - 1878
Date1865-1870
MediumWatercolor and ink on stretched paper
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 24 x 40 5/8in. (61 x 103.2cm)
Frame (height x width): 28 5/8 x 40 5/8in. (72.7 x 103.2cm)
Frame (height x width): 28 5/8 x 40 5/8in. (72.7 x 103.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionFramed watercolor on paper, port broadside view of the bark Bridgeport at sea, two-masted schooners visible at left and right. Vessel flies pilot jack from foremast, name pennant from mainmast, house flag ("B" on blue filed) from mizzen, and national ensign from gaff. Four crewmen visible on deck, three near bow, one at helm.
Painting is attributed to Jurgan Frederick Huge, a grocer from Bridgeport who also painted ship portraits, street scenes and private residences, mostly in the Bridgeport area. The vessel was built in 1864 at Bridgeport by James H. Moore, whose yard was on the east bank of the harbor. Moore was also the major owner of the vessel in its early years of service. The vessel made occasional transatlantic voyages, but spent most of its career in the coasting trade between Gulf ports and the northeast. The bark was found abandoned in September 1882 off the mouth of the Mississippi, possibly due to a hurricane. No trace of the crew was ever found.
Painting is attributed to Jurgan Frederick Huge, a grocer from Bridgeport who also painted ship portraits, street scenes and private residences, mostly in the Bridgeport area. The vessel was built in 1864 at Bridgeport by James H. Moore, whose yard was on the east bank of the harbor. Moore was also the major owner of the vessel in its early years of service. The vessel made occasional transatlantic voyages, but spent most of its career in the coasting trade between Gulf ports and the northeast. The bark was found abandoned in September 1882 off the mouth of the Mississippi, possibly due to a hurricane. No trace of the crew was ever found.
Object number1996.89.0
MarkingsPennant, nameboard an quarterboard each marked, "BRDIGEPORT". Paper label reads "Bark Bridgeport / The property of / [illegible] Burr." Painted on back of frame, "Bridgeport Conn / [illegible]".Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
Jurgan Frederick Huge
about 1865
