Mary Taylor Pilot Boat

Object summary

Title: Mary Taylor Pilot Boat
Object ID: CC-E-0059
Date made: 1848-1849
Place made: Unknown
Maker: unknown
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

A sepia photographic reproduction of a ship portrait of the Pilot Schooner Mary Taylor. The pilot boat was built by Richard Brown and his partner and designed by George Steers. The esteemed naval architect added the innovation that became a standard feature for all boats after the Mary Taylor. The Mary Taylor bestes the entire pilot boat fleet throughout the 1850s. Steers' schooner America was based on the innovations of Mary Taylor.

Inscriptions

Type: Graphite
Location: verso bottom left
Text: Clark Collection

Type: Graphite
Location: verso bottom left
Text: P111 (62) [scribbled out] E59

Type: Graphite
Location: verso
Text: Mary Taylor 1848-9

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