Artist/Maker
Frear, William
Date11/3/1889
MediumAlbumen Print; Mounted
Dimensions6 1/2 × 4 in. (16.5 × 10.2 cm)
Donor credit lineGift of Mrs. Peter S. Grinnell (Mary Lou Martin) (1914-1995)
Object number1983.58.3.29
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionMr. Thomas M. Prentiss and his Proa the "Ladronia" Skaneatles, NY. Nov. 3rd 1889. A "Proa" or "prau" is a type of multihull sailing vessel. While the word proa just means boat in its native language, the term proa in Western languages has come to describe a vessel consisting of two (usually) unequal length parallel hulls.On View
Not on view1745-1925
Circa 1863
Church, Albert Cook *
1725-1960
Probst - after
Circa 1750
Morse Twist Drill and Machine Co.
Alaska Native Language Center; Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks
2017
