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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Sailing Ship Screamer Painting
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Sailing Ship Screamer Painting

Object numberMO 1941.3.116
Name Painting
Possible Artist (British, 1811 - 1882)
Datemid 19th-late 19th Century
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsframe H 30 5/8 in x W 46 5/8 in x D 2 1/2 in (77.8 cm x 118.4 cm x 6.4 cm )
 painting (on stretcher) H 26 1/4 in x W 42 1/4 in (66.7 cm x 107.3 cm )
DescriptionA painting of the clipper ship, SCREAMER. It depicts a side view of the three-masted sailing ship with a black painted hull. Shown on open water, its sails are unfurled and it flies the American flag, as well as a flag bearing its name. In the water behind the clipper are seen a number of other ships including another sailing ship (at left) and a steamer ship (at right). A small island with a lighthouse and the outline of a coastline is seen in the distant background. The painting is unsigned.

The painting is framed in a 2½" gilt wood frame.
Label TextThe ship depicted in this painting, the SCREAMER, was built in 1852 by Samuel Dunning of Brunswick, Maine.
Additional Details
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPrints and Paintings (National Archives Identifier 778817)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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