Awful Conflagration of the Steam Boat Lexington.
PrinterPrinted by
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
American, 1830 - 1840
PublisherPublished by
Morgan & Ferre
American
Date1840
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/4 x 15 9/16in. (23.5 x 39.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 15 13/16in. (27.3 x 40.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 15 13/16in. (27.3 x 40.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA steamboat is shown heading towards the right, with smoke issuing from its smokestack and flames and smoke issuing from its superstructure. The name "LEXINGTON" appears above the paddlewheel. Passengers are jumping from the deck into the choppy water. Some men and women are in the water holding onto planks or cotton bales. Two men in the left foreground sit on a large cotton bale. One man uses a plank as a paddle. Some men wear top hats. It is night, and the sky appears to be full of clouds.
Object number2003.263.0
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "Awful Conflagration of the Steam Boat LEXINGTON. in Long Island Sound, on Monday Eveg. / Jany. 13th. 1840. by which Melancholy occurrence, over 150 Persons Perished."On verso, lower left, in pencil, "Dwr 39".
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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Edward Williams Clay
before 1838