Description:
These pith paintings were part of the sewing table contents owned by Eliza Clarkson of Gloucester, MA. She accompanied her husband James Clarkson on 1849 voyage of the ship "Marathon," which included visits to Java and Manilla. Images painted on pith paper produced small, bright pictures with the glowing qualities of enamel or embroidery, and a surface that reflected light more like a mosaic than the smooth flatness of a sized, manufactured paper. Many sets of images were brought back to America by seamen, merchants, and travelers. Drawing on pith paper of a Chinese junk; the water is colored green with white stripes, the long, shallow draft wooden ship is brightly painted brown, with two people piloting the boat, one in the rear and one in the front, the man in the front has an oar, the boat is flying a small red flag. Conserved at WAAC.
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