Oil on canvas (wax lined), signed at lower right, inscribed and signed to verso, presented in a period gilt frame.

Stretcher size 25 x 36 in.; Frame dimensions 29 3/4 x 40 3/4 in.

Private Collection, Wilmington, North Carolina

Craig and Tarlton, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina

The inscription on the canvas verso lists the ship's details:
Clipper Ship "Sea Witch"
Built by Smith & Demon New York City 1846
Designed by John W. Griffith
Messrs. Howland & Aspinwall. Owner.
Capt. Robert H. Waterman. Master
L. 170, 3"
B. 33, 11"
D 19, 890 Tons Reg.