Steam yacht Polynia – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Steam yacht Polynia. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Steam yacht Polynia
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The steam yacht Polynia is the subject of this Currier & Ives print, which presents the vessel as a sleek craft moving under steam across open water. Currier & Ives, the New York lithography firm active from the 1830s into the early 1900s, built its reputation on popular images of American ships, trains, and everyday life. By around 1880, steam yachts had become a sign of wealth for owners who wanted the speed of steam combined with the elegance of a sailing rig. The print's focus on the hull and open water shows how such images were meant to flatter both the vessel and the people who could afford it.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1880. |
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| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 10,215 × 7,693 px · prints to 34 × 26 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 6 |
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