"Schooner 'Jennie R. Dubois' Captain E.H. Smeed"

Painting, o/c, framed

PAINTINGS
marad; paintings
Badger, Solon F.M.
oil paint; wood; canvas
overall: 27 x 40 3/4 x 3 in.

Framed oil painting on canvas of the 5-masted schooner JENNIE R. DUBOIS (built at Oldfield Shipyard, West Mystic, 1902) by Solon Francis Montecello Badger. Lower left corner is signed: "S F M Badger / Charlestown, Mass." Port side view of ship under sail; white capped ocean, with a cloudy grey sky background. Red burgee; at least 5 crew members are visible on deck. In simple gold frame, with black outer edge. Handwritten on back of canvas: "S.F.M. Badger / 5 Trenton St. / Charlestown, Mass."

2014.70.1