Nautical Commerce and America | Yale University Art Gallery

ca. 1860–90

Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: mat opening with image: 4 3/4 × 4 5/16 in. (12 × 11 cm)
framed: 9 13/16 × 11 13/16 in. (25 × 30 cm)
Credit Line: The Susan G. and John W. Jackson, B.A. 1967, Numismatics Acquisition Endowment Fund
Accession Number: 2019.26.6
Geography: Made in United States
Culture: American
Period: 19th century
Classification: Drawings
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Standing sailor with flag, bales and sextant which symbolizes nautical commerce and America

Provenance

Stack's Bowers, New York, August 14, 16, 23, 2018, lot 10604; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

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