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David Flitner, (painting). Artist:  Unknown, painter. Title:  David Flitner, (painting). Dates:  ca. 1851. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  34 1/2 x 27 in. Inscription:  (On back:) 1851, David N. Flitner, Honolulu Description:  Portrait of David Flitner, Yankee watchmaker, standing with his left hand on his hip and his right hand resting atop a sheet of paper on a tabletop, a navigational instrument nearby. Subject:  Portrait male -- Flitner, David -- Waist length Occupation -- Craft Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Object -- Tool Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Division of Engineering & Industry, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 1988.0445.01 Provenance:  Acquired from Sotheby's, New York, New York Remarks:  David Flitner moved to Honolulu in the late 1840, becoming the first navigational instrument dealer in Hawaii. The painting illustrates the relationship between the marine chronometer and the transit instrument. The painting has sometimes been attributed to William Matthew Prior, or possible James Sawkins. References:  Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 1991. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 08630620   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 08630620 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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