Clipper Ship <i>Golden West</i>, Outward Bound 1852. Oil on canvas. 32” x 48” (81 cm x 122 cm)
Signed: “Wm. Bradford/Fairhaven Mass/1st Month 1853” -LR. American clipper ship Golden West is shown inbound off Boston Light on December 12; 1852. The American ensign flies from the mizzen-gaff hoist and the prominent house flag of Glidden &amp; Williams; first owners of the vessel; is worn at the truck of the main mast. The Little Brewster Island astern to port.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:William_Bradford_(painter)" class="extiw" title="w:en:William Bradford (painter)"><span title="American painter known for his marines (1823-1892)">William Bradford</span></a>
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