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. Partial drawing on pith paper of Chinese flower boat or pleasure boat, the boat is very colorfully decorated in pink, green, red and blue, there is a person standing in the door way at the rear of the boat, the boat has a mast with an orange flag. Conserved at WAAC, partially restored, large amounts of the painting are missing.
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