Model of Hudson River sloop EXPERIMENT

full model

MODELS - VESSELS - FULL
marad; models
Davis, Charles Gerard
wood; metal; textile; paint
Overall: 24 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 33 5/8 in.

Rigged model of Hudson River sloop EXPERIMENT; 1/4" to 1' scale, by Charles G. Davis. White bottom, black hull, green bulwarks, brown stained decks. EXPERIMENT, blt. Albany, New York, 1783 as packet boat between New York City and Albany. Sailed for China December, 1785, Captain Stewart Dean. See photograph 1996.96.97.

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