Name/Title
Framed Painting of Nancy Island, by Maureen Sturmey, 1998Entry/Object ID
2020.17.1Description
Framed Painting of Nancy Island, by Maureen Sturmey, 1998Context
The framed painting of Nancy Island with the lighthouse and Nottawasaga River was painted by Maureen Sturmey in 1998, using the Winsor and Newton medium. Winsor and Newton painting medium is used to thin the consistency of oils and alkyds and is a blend of linseed stand oil with petroleum distillate that allows oil paint to be more easily spread.
Nancy Island is named for the HMS Nancy which was built at Windsor, Ontario in 1789 as a fur-trading vessel. When the Americans declared war on Britain and the War of 1812 began, the British Navy requisitioned the vessel for duty. On August 14, 1814, the ship burned and sank during an attack by the United States Navy in the Nottawasaga River, at Wasaga Beach. The island formed around the submerged hull of the HMS Nancy. The hull was raised in 1928 and a building was constructed over it for preservation.
In 1969 a larger museum, the Museum of the Upper Lakes, was constructed to resemble the sails of the ship (as shown in the painting) with a display area, theatre building and lighthouse was opened as the Museum of the Upper Lakes. Today the site is known as the Nancy Island Historic Site.
The painting size is 9" high x 12" wide with a 14-1/8" high x 17-1/8" wide wood frame.Acquisition
Accession
2020.17Source or Donor
UnknownAcquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Dimension Description
Frame SizeHeight
14 inWidth
17 in
