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U. S. Ship North Carolina, 102 Guns

Publisher Lithographed and published by Nathaniel Currier American
1843
Not on view
Proof. A marine print. A three-masted ship faces left with an American flag flying off the stern. The New York City skyline is visible behind the ship; Castle Garden at right. Unlike many Currier prints, this lithograph has not been hand-colored.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: U. S. Ship North Carolina, 102 Guns
  • Publisher: Lithographed and published by Nathaniel Currier (American, Roxbury, Massachusetts 1813–1888 New York)
  • Date: 1843
  • Medium: Lithograph; uncolored proof
  • Dimensions: Image: 9 3/16 × 13 1/8 in. (23.3 × 33.3 cm)
    Sheet: 12 × 15 1/2 in. (30.5 × 39.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.90.783
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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