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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Barque Richard Parsons |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Date | 1889 |
| Description | Unidentified Chinese artist, oil on canvas. The Richard Parsons was perhaps the last China trade vessel commanded by a Nantucketer. B Whitford Joy was promoted to captain in 1894, but during that first voyage the Richard Parsons was driven ashore and wrecked in the Philippines by a Pacific typhoon. |
| Document Type | Painting |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Arts and Artefacts |
| Keywords | trade, vessel, storm, weather, shipwreck, typhoon, voyage, oil, crew |
| Countries | USA; China; Philippines |
| Ports | Nantucket, USA |
| Ships | Richard Parsons |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from From Brant Point to the Boca Tigris: Nantucket and the China Trade by Michael A Jehle, Nantucket Historical Association, 1994. |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
