Flying Cloud
$975.00
“Flying Cloud” black and white scrimshaw on ancient mammoth tusk ivory slab by the late David Smith. Fine example of Smith’s stipple work in this well done piece. Smith’s work was always first rate. One of the best we worked with over the decades. Info about the Flying Cloud taken from the internet.
Flying Cloud was a clipper ship that set the world’s sailing record for the fastest passage between New York and San Francisco, 89 days 8 hours. The ship held this record for over 135 years, from 1854 to 1989.
Flying Cloud was the most famous of the clippers built by Donald McKay. She was known for her extremely close race with Hornet in 1853; for having a woman navigator, Eleanor Creesy, wife of Josiah Perkins Creesy who skippered Flying Cloud on two record-setting voyages from New York to San Francisco; and for sailing in the Australia and timber trades.
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| Weight | 1 lbs |
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| Ivory: | Ancient Mammoth Tusk Ivory |
| Ivory Size: | 2 5/8"W x 4 3/8"H |
| Stand: | Koa |
| Dimensions: | 3 3/4"W x 2 3/4"D x 5 3/8"H |
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