Name/Title
PaintingEntry/Object ID
2026.010.0001Description
Painting of a schooner at sail. Ship is dark in color and has two masts with white sails. Members of the crew and ship' equipment can be seen on deck. The seas are calm with small whitecaps. The skies appear to be tinged reddish orange by sunrise or sunset and clouds can be seen floating by. A pennant with the word "Whig" flies from the top of the aft sail and a US Flag flies from the jib of the aft sail. A small blue flag with white stars flies atop the fore mast. At the bottom of the painting is a black bar with an inscription in gold script, "U.S.S. Schooner Whig Presented to Hon. Henry Clay by his friend Capt. William Jones."Dimensions
Height
25 inWidth
29-7/8 inDimension Notes
Frame dimensions: 28 inches by 33 inches
