$1,304
Lucius A. Briggs (Massachusetts, 1852-1931) Portrait of the Ship ISAAC WEBB Leaving an American Port. Signed l.l. Watercolor, gouache, and ink on paper applied to cardboard, 17 1/4 x 23 1/8 in., in a later frame. Condition: Toning. Note: The U.S. ship ISAAC WEBB was built in New York by William H. Webb and launched on Saturday, February 2, 1851. She weighed 1359 tons, was 185 ft. in length, and was named after the father of the builder. According to the Palmer list of Merchant Vessels : "The ISAAC WEBB was the seventh ship built by Webb for Charles H. Marshall & Co.'s Black Ball Line of sailing packets between New York and Liverpool, and served on the line from 1851 until the dissolution of the line in 1879. During this period her westbound passages averaged 36 days, her shortest passage being 25 days, her longest 60 days...On June 20, 1863, the [vessel], Charles Hutchinson, master, bound from Liverpool for New York with 11 cabin and 647 steerage passengers, was, was captured by the Confederate raider FLORIDA No. 2 (formerly the Northern bark TACONY , which had herself been captured by the Confederates only on 12 June). She was released upon payment of a $40,000 bond."
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-08-11
