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Half model by John Forsyth.
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Title
Half
model
by
John
Forsyth
.
Creator
Scholfield, E. A. (Everett Augustus), 1843-1930.
Scholfield Brothers.
Place
Mystic (Conn.)
Topic
Half models
Ship models
Topic-Person
Forsyth, John, 1836-1912
Theme
Infrastructure
Livelihood
Description
Half
construction
model
of a
vessel
by
John
Forsyth
,
showing
interior
framing
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Shipbuilders
used
models
to
construct
molds
to
shape
the
frames
of
vessels
. This
model
by
Forsyth
shows
the
position
of the
decks
and
other
interior
structural
features
of a
vessel
that was to have been
built
by
Mason
Crary
Hill
to
carry
grain
.
John
Forsyth
,
son
of
Captain
Peter
Forsyth
of
Mystic
,
designed
and
modeled
vessels
for a
number
of
yards
in
Mystic
in
New
London
and also
owned
a
grocery
and
provision
store
in
Mystic
. He
later
worked
for the
Thames
Tow
Boat
Company
of
East
New
London
,
where
he
oversaw
construction
of
many
of their
vessels
. He also
worked
on
contracts
in
other
states
in the
latter
part
of his
career
.
Printed
in
right
margin
"
SCHOLFIELD
BROS.,/
Mystic
River,Conn.
"
Scholfield
Brothers
(1879-1884)
was a
partnership
of
Everett
A.
Scholfield
, a
professional
photographer
who
worked
primarily
in
Mystic
and
New
London
from
1865-1913
, and his
brothers
Addison
and
Edwin
.
Everett
Scholfield
was
based
in
Mystic
and his
brother
in
Westerly
,
Rhode
Island
.
Mystic
River
was the
name
for the
area
of
Mystic
village
on the
Groton
side
of the
Mystic
River
. This
area
had
formerly
been
known
as
Portersville
.
Mounted
on
card
.
Card
dimensions
4
1/4
x
6
1/2
in.
Date created
[ca
.
1882]
Physical format
1
photograph
:
albumen
cabinet
photo
;
3
7/8
x
6
in.
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
:
1977.92.890
File
name
:
IMG0013-4201.PCD
Source
Mystic
Seaport
.
Collection
Scholfield
Collection
.
Rights
Copyright
restrictions
applying
to
use
or
reproduction
of this
image
are
available
from
Mystic
Seaport
.
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