Name/Title
Flying Cloud | Burton NewmanDescription
Artist: Burton Newman
Medium: Model of clipper ship
Ship Model, Flying Cloud, made by Burton Newman (1881-1955) of Wilson's Beach, Campobello Island, New Brunswick. Initial two year loan of model was made in 2006 by Lisa Mallock-Ross of Lubec, Maine, Newman's great-granddaughter, who then owned the model. Loan Agreement is on file.
Old Accession Number: 68
Brass identification labels on ship model case:
1) Clipper Flying Cloud
1782.48 tons x 229 lgth. x 40.8 beam x 21.6 draft.
Built in East Boston, 1851 by Donald McKay.
2) Scale Model
Built by Burton Newman, Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada.