A clear-water diorama "Rising Winds in Bermuda".
By William E. Hitchcock (American, 1928-2006)
Depicting the J-class America's Cup yacht Shamrock V passing a fleet of Bermuda dinghies in Hamilton Harbour in 1990. Displayed in glazed brass display case on wood base,
26 x 19 ½ x 12 ½ in. (66 x 49.5 x 32 cm.) cased
Footnotes

The Shamrock V was the first J Class sloop ever built by Camper & Nicholson in 1930 for Sir Thomas Lipton's America's Cup Challenge. Thomas Sopwith purchased her in 1932, and following several owners and refitting she was acquired by the Lipton Tea Co. in 198. She was donated to the Museum of Yachting in Newport Rhode Island. The International Yacht Restoration School of Newport bought Shamrock V in 1995 and she has participated in several regattas and attended the World Cup in New Zealand.