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Crowninshield, Hannah,
Animal -- Cat
Primitive
Painting
Pompey, the Cat, (painting).
Artist:
Crowninshield, Hannah, 1789-1834, painter.
Title:
Pompey, the Cat, (painting).
Dates:
1817.
Medium:
Watercolor.
Dimensions:
7 x 4 1/2 in. (17.8 x 11.4 cm).
Inscription:
Painted by Hanna Crowninshield daughter of the captain, 1817 signed
Subject:
Animal -- Cat
Primitive
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, Massachusetts 01970 Accession Number: M10149
Remarks:
The work is inscribed with: The Cat was taken from the farm to Salem on board of the Cleopatra's Barge & made the voyage to the Mediterranean, was a pet of the Captain Ben Crowninshield & was lost on the voyage 1817. In Memory of Pompey who became a Victim of his Patriotism in 1817.
References:
Brewington, "Marine Paintings and Drawings in the Peabody Museum," Salem, MA: Peabody Museum of Salem, 1968, pg. 49.
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 22660123
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Control Number
Inventory of American Paintings
22660123
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