THOMAS WILLIS (American 1850 – 1912) SILK EMBROIDERY ON PAINTED CANVAS DEPICTING THE STEAM YACHT NIAGARA, circa 1905, signed lower right T. Willis N.Y. The Niagara belonged to financier and New York Yacht Club member Howard Gould, and was built in 1898 by Harland & Hollingsworth from the design of W.G. Shakford. Quite exceptional are the number of people Willis has depicted onboard with crew members in white, while gentlemen have blue coats and white hats, and one woman in a skirt stands behind figures in reclining chairs. The yacht flies the N.Y.Y.C burgee, Gould’s private signal and the American ensign.
20 in. x 36 in. overall 31.5 in. x 48 in.
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