A Half Hull Wooden Ship Model of the Caroline Nesmith

19th Century

Height 19 3/4 x length 85 x depth 8 inches.

Purported to be the Caroline Nesmith, built in Bath, Maine in 1848. The ship was named for the wife of James Nesmith, part owner of the shipping company Nesmith & Leeds, based in New York City. In 1865, the ship was caught in a storm en route to Liverpool delivering cotton from Mobile. It was wrecked and required the most expensive salvage operation up to that date.

Provenance:

The Black Whale Antiques, Hadlyme, Connecticut, Purchased 1979

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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 Half Hull Wooden Ship Model of the Caroline Nesmith

19th Century

Provenance:

The Black Whale Antiques, Hadlyme, Connecticut, Purchased 1979

American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

A Half Hull Wooden Ship Model of the Caroline Nesmith

A Half Hull Wooden Ship Model of the Caroline Nesmith

American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

A Half Hull Wooden Ship Model of the Caroline Nesmith

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A Half Hull Wooden Ship Model of the Caroline Nesmith