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- Sale 5994
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Nov 12 | 10:00 AM EST
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| Philadelphia
Sale 5994
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| Philadelphia
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Estimate$1,500 – $2,500
One side decorated with an exotic bird above the inscription, "Whaler Tropic Bird 181 tons 1878 Edgertown Captain J. Jernegan," the other decorated with a whaling scene and portrait of the ship.
L: 5 5/8 in.Jared Jernegan (1825-1899) was born in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, and served as whaling master of the brig Tropic Bird from 1872-1879. Jernegan famously took his second wife, Helen Clark and their two children on a voyage to San Francisco while he continued on a three-year whaling expedition. Photographs of Jernegan, his children and other family memorabilia are in the collection of Martha's Vineyard Museum.
Provenance: Collection of the late Hans U. Jahn, Charlottesville, VA.
Northeast Auctions, August 21-22, 2010, Lot 913.
