The Clipper Yacht 'America'.
PrinterPrinted by
E.C. Kellogg & Co.
American, 1851 - 1854
PublisherPublished by
E.C. Kellogg & Co.
American, 1851 - 1854
PublisherPublished by
Ensign, Thayer & Co.
American, 1850 - 1852
Date1851-1852
MediumLithograpy; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/16 x 12 3/8in. (20.5 x 31.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionTwo-masted vessel under full sail is headed towards the left. A pennant flies from the top mast, a American flag from the rear. Three men are on deck. Low cliffs are in the left background. Three other sailing vessels are in the right background.
Object number2014.124.1
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE CLIPPER YACHT 'AMERICA/' / OF NEW YORK. / WINNER OF 'THE CUP' IN THE GREAT MATCH FOR ALL NATIONS AT COWES AUGST 22ND 1851. / 462."; at lower left, "DIMENSIONS / Tonnage 171 / Length of keel 82 ft. / Length overall 94 / Extreme breadth 22 1/2 / Breadth moulded 22"; at lower right, "Spars / Fore mast 79 ft. 6 inch / Main mast 81 3 1/2 inch to foot rake / Bow sprit (Hollow) 32 17 ft. outboard / Fore gaff 24 / Main do. 28 / Main boom 56"On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The yacht America was the first winner of the Royal Yacht Squadron's "100 Guinea Cup" for a race around the Isle of Wight. The cup was subsequently renamed the America's Cup for the winning yacht.
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E.C. Kellogg & Co.
1852-1853
