A Folk Art Carved Maple Figural Steamboat Whistle Pull

Late 19th Century

from the archive of Captain Clayton Crawford, in the form of a forearm with clenched fist, with red paint decoration.
Length 13 inches.

This piece belonged to Captain Clayton Crawford who was the Chief Engineer on the Rob't. E. Lee, built in 1876, destroyed by fire in 1882, of the Currier & Ives Print fame The Mississippi Great Race against the Natchez. He was also the Chief Engineer on board the 1st City of Pittsburgh.

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Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

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Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

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A Folk Art Carved Maple Figural Steamboat Whistle Pull

Late 19th Century

from the archive of Captain Clayton Crawford, in the form of a forearm with clenched fist, with red paint decoration.
Length 13 inches.

American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

A Folk Art Carved Maple Figural Steamboat Whistle Pull

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