Sloop yacht Volunteer": modelled by Edward Burgess of Boston for Genl. C.J. Paine" – Historic Print
(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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Step back in time with Sloop yacht Volunteer": modelled by Edward Burgess of Boston for Genl. C.J. Paine", an antique lithograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Sloop yacht Volunteer": modelled by Edward Burgess of Boston for Genl. C.J. Paine"
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The sloop *Volunteer*, modeled by Boston designer Edward Burgess for General Charles J. Paine, was among the most closely watched yachts of its day. Launched in 1887, she defended the America's Cup that year against the Scottish challenger *Thistle* in the races off New York. Currier & Ives issued this chromolithograph in New York around the same time, showing the boat under sail while American interest in yacht racing was at a peak. The Boston link is worth noting, since a local designer and a local owner stood behind a boat that carried national attention.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1887. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs 1880-1890. |
| Notes | Artist: P. (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 5957 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,296 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-175109 |
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