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Gray’s Inn Creek Shipyard

Description

This detailed landscape shows Richard Spencer’s shipyard, which probably existed on a tributary of the Chester River in Kent County, Maryland. The unknown artist carefully recorded almost every type of vessel sailing in the Chesapeake Bay, including brigs, schooners, and log canoes. Gray’s Inn Creek may have also served as an English customhouse. Many vessels in the harbor fly the British flag, and one is inscribed Starling. The sun is seen at upper left, with a bird in light, and trees in the background.

Creator

Date

circa 1750-1775

Materials

Oil on wood panel

Dimensions

27.25 H x 104 W inches

Object ID

1900.5.1

Resource ID

10311

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. James Page Wickes through Mrs. Robert Bogle

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.