The Yacht "Fleetwing" of New York.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Bulkeley (American, 1867 - 1990)

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Bulkeley (American, 1867 - 1990)

PublisherPublished by F. P. Whiting (American, born 1840)

PublisherPublished by Sammons, White and Clark (American)

DateProbably 1867

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 x 12 3/8in. (20.3 x 31.4cm) Sheet (height x width): 9 7/8 x 14 1/8in. (25.1 x 35.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

Object number1955.15.11

DescriptionA two-masted sailing vessel is sailing towards the left. A square red flag flies from the mainmast; an American flag flies from the end of the yard. Four men are in the process of raising or lowering one of the sails. A fifth man stands at the wheel. A sixth hauls on a line on the foredeck. Another stands nearby. A second yacht is in the right background, sailing in the opposite direction. Dark clouds are in the sky at the left.

Collections

Kellogg Brothers Lithographs

NotesDate Note: The yacht Fleetwing was built in 1866 for Franklin Osgood. In December of that year, she engaged in a trans-Atlantic race with the yachts Henrietta and Vesta, which the Henrietta won. This print commemorates that race. (Finlay 8/22/2006)

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Not on view