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The Fine and Decorative Arts Collection
The Mariners' Museum features one of the finest collections of maritime art in the United States. The collection spans the Seventeenth to the late Twentieth century and includes many significant maritime artists and historical events.
 
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Yachts Vigilant and Jubilee, 1893 Yachts Vigilant and Jubilee, 1893
James Edward Buttersworth (Anglo-American), 1814-1894
Oil on canvas
The Mariners' Museum, QO 148
     
Liverpool Creamware Pitcher, Orozimba of Baltimore, circa 1810   Liverpool Creamware Pitcher, Orozimbo of Baltimore, circa 1810
Unidentified artist, Herculaneum Pottery
     
Coast of Cornwall, England, 1884   Coast of Cornwall, England, 1884
William Trost Richards (American), 1833 – 1905
Oil on canvas
The Mariners’ Museum, 1984.0020
     
Steamship Baltic Off Holyhead, circa 1855   Steamship Baltic Off Holyhead, circa 1855
Samuel Walters (British), 1811 – 1882
Oil on canvas
Elwin M. Eldridge Collection, TMM, QO 905
     
Whale’s Tooth, “Rounding Cape Horn,” 19th century   Whale’s Tooth, “Rounding Cape Horn,” 19th century
Unidentified artist
IS 67
     
“A Party of Pleasure – Dedicated to the Funny Club,” 1835   “A Party of Pleasure – Dedicated to the Funny Club,” 1835
George Cruickshank (English)
Hand colored etching
LE2807
     
Schooner Robert Knapp Painted Expressly for Captn. James Lawson, 1854   Schooner Robert Knapp Painted Expressly for Captn. James Lawson, 1854
James Bard (American), 1815 – 1897
Oil on canvas
Elwin M. Eldredge Collection, TMM, QO 394
     
County of Edinburgh Ashore at Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, circa 1902   County of Edinburgh Ashore at Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, circa 1902
Antonio Jacobsen (Danish-American), 1850 – 1921
Oil on canvas
The Mariners’ Museum, QO 780
     

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