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Title Paintings of Chinese Ships
Reference Col. 7, box 1, folder 11
Library Winterthur Library
Collection John Haskell, 1786-1827, Papers
Collection Series John Haskell, 1786-1827, Papers
Date n.d.
Description Volume with six Chinese paintings of Chinese boats. The volume is covered with silk fabric.
Document Type Painting
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce
Keywords ship, boat, shipping, commodity, art, goods, trade, chinoiserie, culture, watercolour, album
Countries USA; China
Additional Information

John Haskell was a native of Gloucester, Massachusetts, the son of John and Polly (Goodhue) Haskell. He was a captain of ships involved in commerce with China and the East Indies. Haskell died at sea while returning from India. (See Ulysses G Haskell, ‘A Short Account of the Descendants of William Haskell of Gloucester, Mass.,’ Historical Collections of the Essex Institute 32 (July-December 1896): 133-195 [esp. p. 175].)

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