boat, Speedboat Ride
Report a Mistake- Date Made 1890-1910
- Event --
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Williamson, Richard Stanley
- Object Number 73-62
- Place of Origin Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Ontario, Municipality - Gananoque, Township / District - Leeds
- Category Communication artifacts
- Sub-category Art
- Department Folklore
- Museum CMH
- Earliest 1890/01/01
- Latest 1910/12/31
- Materials Wood
- Measurements Height 23.0 cm, Length 99.0 cm, Width 20.0 cm
- Caption Speedboat Ride, Gananoque, Ontario, early 20th century
- Additional Information Stanley Williamson was born in Gananoque, Ontario, in the 1870s, when his hometown was a bustling port on the St. Lawrence. He became a stone carver and sign painter, but always found the time to carve and paint miniatures, often of the boats that worked the river. For over twenty years these were sold at the hardware store in Gananoque. The speedboat is a faithful reproduction of a local excursion craft that plied the waters of the Thousand Islands. It is built with a combination of boldness and attention to detail.