18th Century Ship Decorated Liverpool Pearlware Plates
Located in Downingtown, PA
Maritime subjects were the staple of the Liverpool printers, and generic prints of ships in action such as this one were applied to jugs, bowls, and plates alike.
Creamware, Pottery
"Ships of War - Screw Gun Boat" lithograph by Day & Son, 1864
Located in London, GB
A Victorian framed print of "SHIPS OF WAR - Screw Gun Boat" by Day and Son, Lithographers to the Queen.
Paper
Engraving Print from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie Nautical Subject 1782-1832
Located in Milan, IT
This is the plate no. n. 24, pag. 69 fig. 341 ; with frame cm 38.3 x 31.5. Ship ropes are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature.
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Engraving Print from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie Nautical Subject, 1782-1832
Located in Milan, IT
This is the plate no. n. 26, pag. 70 fig. 350-353; with frame cm 38.3 x 31.5. Ship ropes are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature.
Paper
19th Century Shipwright's Half Hull Model
Located in Nantucket, MA
Ship builders used half hulls as blue prints. The ship designer would carve the hull to their satisfaction of what shape and proportions would work best for the intended job, then th...
Pine
13 Star Antique American Flag , Hand-Sewn Stars in a Medallion, 1876 Centennial
Located in York County, PA
Until the Civil War, the primary use of the American national flag was to identify ships. Although some small, printed flags began to appear around 1840, made for hand-waving at poli...
Wool