2001.100.4681

OA Public Domain

Artist/Maker Swift, Clement Nye - attributed

Place MadeUnited States

Title

Fast Boat

Mediumink on wax paper

Dimensions6 5/8 × 14 1/2 in. (16.8 × 36.8 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.4681

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionScene of a whaleboat that has clearly harpooned a whale and now going for a "Nantucket sleigh ride". The harpooner is pulling back on the ropes as the oarsmen are holding their oars out of the water to avoid drag.ProvenanceSource: Paul R. Malony, 31 Taylor Ave., Atlantic City NJ.

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