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H. Percy Ashley, Capt. , (1868–unknown)

Victorine

1930
29 1/2 in. x 28 1/4 in. (74.93 cm x 71.76 cm)

Medium and Support: Ship model

Credit Line: Gift of H. Percy Ashley, Capt.

Accession Number: 1931.S12

Current Location: On view : GC2

Commentary

Victorine
Hudson River Freight Sloop

Built at Piermont, New York, in 1848
Length 70 ft.; Beam 25 ft.; Tonnage 125 tons

The original Dutch settlers of New York built small vessels for the Hudson River service which were copied after the sloeps used on the waterways of Holland. In three hundred years the design of the Hudson River sloop changed but little and the Victorine is typical of the vessels that carried out the commerce of the Hudson from the time of the earliest Dutch settlements until the steamboats, the railroad, and, finally, the truck ran them out of business. She was famous as one of the fastest sloops along the river.

Robert E. Peabody, "Victorine" catalogue entry in ed. John Ratté, Models of American Sailing Ships, rev. ed. (Andover, MA: Addison Gallery of American Art, 1994), 62

Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

1/4" scale: Models of American Sailing Ships Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/25/1994 - 1/12/1995

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