The Clipper Ship John Bertram, Boston.

Object summary

Title: The Clipper Ship John Bertram, Boston.
Object ID: CC-T-0075
Date made: 1850
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Lithographer: Bufford, John Henry
Painter (after): Drew, Clement
Object type: Lithograph
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

A starboard-broadside view of the clipper ship 'John Bertham.' She was named after a famous Salem sea captain and merchant. She was a pioneer of Glidden & Williams' line of San Francisco clippers, regularly servicing the route from Boston to San Francisco from 1851-1853. In the print after Clement Drew, held at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA, she is sailing in windy weather. She flies a US flag at her stern and other identifying house flags. A lighthouse is in the far left background.