The bench under the Homeward Bound pennant is from the Litchfield, Connecticut city hall circa 1840.
Artist: John Henry Mohrmann (American). Signed but undated.
Probably circa 1900.
Subject: The British-flag steamship “Meranno” passing the
white cliffs of Dover. The Dover pilot boat is in the foreground.
Medium: Oil on Canvas.
Artist: Fred Pansing (German-American). Circa 1885.
Subject: The “Plymouth” of Fall River, Massachusetts.
This vessel is one of several ships that ran twice daily
from Boston to New York and back carrying as many as
400 passengers.
Medium: Oil on canvas.
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