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William Marsh (1810-1860)

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
William Marsh (1810-1860)
Lived/Active; Massachusetts and New Jersey
The Ship, William H. Shailer
Signed and dated (l.r.): W M Marsh, 1846
Oil on canvas, in a period gilt frame.
21 3/8” x 28”, 25 ¾” x 32 ¼” with frame.
Over-all in excellent condition, lined, very minor scattered in-painting in sky.
Provenance: Eldred’s Auctions, Cape Cod; Kennedy Galleries, New York; Private Collection, New York.
According to a typed letter on the verso from the Yale University Library, it identifies the William H. Shailer as a bark in Parker’s Signal Book of 1847, where she is listed as hailing from Boston.
Although not many ship portraits by William Marsh are known, he is identified as an accomplished marine painter, as seen here, with great attention to the ship’s sails, rigging, and hull, while capturing the accuracy of the waves.

Item ID: WoA-AMP-OC 710

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Oil on canvas
Condition:	Good. Over-all in excellent condition, lined with very minor scattered in-painting in sky.
Creation Date:	1846
Styles / Movements:	Realism
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-AMP-OC 710
Incollect Reference #:	770413

Dimensions

W.	32.25 in;	H.	25.75 in;
W.	81.92 cm;	H.	65.41 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.