Approximately 3.5” x 5.5”, matted and placed in a 5”x7” black wood frame  

The Original Boston Floating Hospital Ship!

A bit of history paraphrased from the Tufts Medical Center web site that you might want to use in the auction description:  “The proud tradition of Boston's Floating Hospital for Children as a pioneer in pediatric care began with the Reverend Rufus B. Tobey, a Congregational minister who was struck by the sight of indigent women and their sick children taking in the cool ocean breezes on Boston's waterfront on sweltering summer evenings. Health care at the time had few means of therapy and fewer cures, but many believed in the cleansing and therapeutic qualities of sea air to ward off poor health and specific afflictions. Weary parents could often be seen on the docks of Boston harbor, holding their sick infants in their arms and seeking relief from the heat of the downtown tenements.

Wishing to help these ill children and their families, Tobey proposed taking sick babies and their mothers for a day's outing on Boston harbor. The Boston Herald reported Tobey's suggestion and the story brought in a flood of donations to help make it a reality. On July 25th, 1894, the Boston Floating Hospital was born on a rented boat named the "Clifford." Each day, babies received needed therapy, mothers learned how to care for and feed their children safely, and everyone -- patients, parents, doctors, nurses, volunteers and crew -- enjoyed the "beneficial harbor breezes." For 33 years the hospital was located aboard ship, offering medical care for sick children while cruising Boston harbor.”