{"product_id":"32908","title":"\"The Schooner Berbice, c. 1780","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcrylic on Paper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ex 14 1\/2 inches (25.5 x 37 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned, lower right\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed \u0026amp; Glazed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated: “American Privateers of the Revolutionary War”, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOsprey Publishing, 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn example of the kind of large schooner favoured by American privateersmen in the area of Chesapeake Bay, \u003cem\u003eBerbice\u003c\/em\u003e (121 tons and 8 guns) was captured by Loyalists in 1780 and became HM Armed Schooner \u003cem\u003eBerbice\u003c\/em\u003e. She had a fore-and-aft rig on her two masts and was described as a fast sailer, thanks to her \"tadpole\" shape at the waterline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLieutenant John Lapoteniere, who brought the Trafalgar Dispatch to England in \u003cem\u003ePickle\u003c\/em\u003e, commanded a schooner with this name in the West Indies in 1794.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull description on request \/ A larger photograph is available\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor queries or to reserve the painting for 24 hours, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003econtact \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Mayes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVAT does not apply \/ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInsurance during delivery is included free\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PAUL WRIGHT, RSMA (British, born 1947)","offers":[{"title":"Framed \u0026 Glazed Original Painting","offer_id":55616665649494,"sku":"-32908","price":775.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Wright_20-_20Berbice_20-_20large_ee5a1f6b-b08b-45fb-85f5-888f0bf281da.jpg?v=1791280100","url":"https:\/\/marineartists.co.uk\/products\/32908","provider":"Marine Artists","version":"1.0","type":"link"}