MONTAGUE DAWSON
British, 1895–1973

The Atlantic Packet Ship "Dreadnought"

Signed MONTAGUE DAWSON; also inscribed on the reverse The Famous Atlantic Packet Ship "Dreadnought" - Built in 1853 in Newburyport by Currier & Townsend
Watercolor on paper
17 x 27 inches (43 x 68.5 cm)
Framed: 28 x 37 inches (71 x 94 cm)

Dreadnought was a three-masted clipper ship built in 1853 by Currier & Townsend in Newburyport, Massachusetts. She was originally intended for the "Racehorse Line" of California clippers, but ended up sailing for the Red Cross Line of New York and Liverpool packets. In 1860, she set a new record for New York to Liverpool of only 9 days, 17 hours.

Provenance
Private Collection, Delaware

$24,000

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