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NH 78261 A three-decker, ship-of-the-line (about 120 guns)

A three-decker, ship-of-the-line (about 120 guns)
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Title: A three-decker, ship-of-the-line (about 120 guns)
Caption: Being towed past a fort by a steamship. Painting signed and dated in lower right: "J.E. Buttersworth, 1867." Size: 10" x 7.75". This ship is flying the U.S. flag, but does not look like published plans of USS PENNSYLVANIA, the only U.S. "three-decker."
Description: Courtesy of Mr. R.J. Schaefer, New York, 1973. He purchased the painting in 1970.
Catalog #: NH 78261
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Original Creator: Painting by J.E. Buttersworth.
After this Year: 1860
Before this Year: 1869
Original Medium: BW Photo, Oil Painting
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