Ship FRED P. LITCHFIELD

Oil on canvas. FRED P. LITCHFIELD; China trade oil painting; ship built 1876 by Goss, Sawyer, and Packard, Bath, ME. 22-1/2" x 17". Frame 22 x 27 1/4. This 1876 vessel built at Bath for New York owners voyaged to New Zealand and other Pacific nations. The accuracy of the painting is unclear; the artist has painted some unusual features, like the canopy to protect the helmsman.