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H. E. Boucher Mfg. Company , b. 905, Boucher established his own naval model-making studio

Puritan

c. 1931
30 1/4 in. x 36 3/4 in. (76.84 cm x 93.35 cm)

Medium and Support: Ship model

Credit Line: Gift of H. E. Boucher

Accession Number: 1931.S5

Current Location: On view : GC2

Commentary

Puritan
America’s Cup Defender

Built at East Boston in 1885
Length 93 ft.; Beam 22 ft. 7 in.; Draft 8 ft. 5 in.; Tonnage 115 tons

The sloop Puritan was the fifth defender of the America's Cup, the famous international yachting trophy. Designed by Edward Burgess, and built by George Lawley for a syndicate of Boston yachtsmen, the Puritan met the British challenging yacht Genesta in a series of races off New York in 1885 and won easily. The Puritan was later rigged as a schooner and for twenty years was a well-known yacht along the New England coast. In 1906 she was sold to Portuguese owners for the Cape Verde Islands trade.

Robert E. Peabody, "Puritan" catalogue entry in ed. John Ratté, Models of American Sailing Ships, rev. ed. (Andover, MA: Addison Gallery of American Art, 1994), 98

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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