The brigantine Prairie Flower of Jersey entering the Bay of Naples

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Attributed to Luigi Roberto, 19th Century
The brigantine Prairie Flower of Jersey entering the Bay of Naples
inscribed 'Brigantine Prairie Flower of Jersey entering the Bay of Naples and Pa Capri Dec.^be^r 1871 Frederik Dorey Master' (centre)
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17½ x 25½ in. (44.4 x 64.8 cm.)

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The brigantine Prairie Flower was built by Le Vescoute at St. Helier, Jersey, in 1864. Owned by F. Le Sueur, also of St. Helier, she was registered at 138 tons and measured 95½ feet in length with a 20 foot beam. Commanded for most - if not all - of her career by Captain Dorey, she traded regularly to Wales in addition to the inter-island traffic around her home waters.

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