Awful Conflagration of the Steam Boat LEXINGTON in Long Island Sound
Prints and Maps
Elisha W. Bouvé (Lithographer)
A. H. Stillwell (Publisher)
Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
Boston, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1830-1840
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Lithography, Hand colored, Painted
1973.0378
Object Number1973.0378 |
Print (Lithograph)
Awful Conflagration of the Steam Boat LEXINGTON in Long Island Sound
Prints and Maps
Museum purchase
Elisha W. Bouvé (Lithographer)
1817-1897
A. H. Stillwell (Publisher)
A Full and Particular Account of All the Circumstances Attending the Loss of the Steamboat Lexington, In Long Island Sound, On the Night of January 13, 1840 (originally published by H.H. Brown and A.H. Stillwell, 1840).
A. H. Stillwell is listed in the City Directories for 1841-42. His work appears in other objects in the library collection, including banknotes (69x41.26,27 & 28).
Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
Boston, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1830-1840
1. Inscription; Lower right; E.W. Bouve Lithographer Graphic Court Boston.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Published by A.H. Stillwell Providence R.I.
Historical; Maritime; Seascape; Fire fighting; Firemen
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Lithography, Hand colored, Painted
Machine-made wove paper.
13.3 (H) , 17.4 (W) , 11.5 (Image H) , 16.3 (Image W)
33.7 (H) , 44.2 (W) , 11.5 (Image H) , 16.3 (Image W)
Stillwell, A. H.
Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
Hand colored with watercolors
Text available soon.
[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 320, p. 454.
[Book] Peters, Harry Twyford. 1929 Currier and Ives: Printmakers to the American People. 2 vols.
• See nos. 21-22.