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Bernard Hart , (April 5, 1876–July 30, 1959)

Thatcher Magoun

1932
47 in. x 63 in. (119.38 cm x 160.02 cm)

Medium and Support: Ship model

Credit Line: Gift of Moreau Delano

Accession Number: 1932.S2

Current Location: On view : GC2

Commentary

Thatcher Magoun
Medium Clipper Ship

Built at Medford, Massachusetts in 1856
Length 190 ft.; Beam 40 ft.; Depth 24 ft.; Tonnage 1248 tons

The Thatcher Magoun, named for one of America’s most famous shipbuilders, was built in the same yard at Medford where he had produced so many well-known ships. She was a medium clipper and lacked the fine lines, large sail area, and consequent speed of the extreme clippers. She was owned by the Boston shipping house of Thatcher Magoun & Son and was employed for almost twenty years in the trade between Boston, or New York, and San Francisco. She was awarded a gold medal by the French Government for the rescue of merchantmen at sea.

Robert E. Peabody, "Thatcher Magoun" catalogue entry in ed. John Ratté, Models of American Sailing Ships, rev. ed. (Andover, MA: Addison Gallery of American Art, 1994), 91

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
Sea Change Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/1/2023 - 1/7/2024

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