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light sails
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: George Owen Professional Naval Architecture Collection
Object type: plan
Maker: Owen, George
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Newton
Date made: 1914-01-17
Materials: ink; pen; colored ink; starched linen
Measurements: 26 3/4 in x 29 3/4 in
Plan type/view: sail cutting
Classification: naval architecture
GO.1.0542
Named collection: George Owen Professional Naval Architecture Collection
Object type: plan
Maker: Owen, George
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Newton
Date made: 1914-01-17
Materials: ink; pen; colored ink; starched linen
Measurements: 26 3/4 in x 29 3/4 in
Plan type/view: sail cutting
Classification: naval architecture
balloon jib and spinnaker
GO.1.0542
Gift of George Owen Estate, 1959