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Print (Lithograph)
Awful Conflagration of the Steam Boat LEXINGTON in Long Island Sound
Elisha W. Bouvé, A. H. Stillwell
1830-1840
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Elisha W. Bouvé (Lithographer)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1973.0378
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1973.0378
Object Name
Print (Lithograph)
Title
Awful Conflagration of the Steam Boat LEXINGTON in Long Island Sound
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Elisha W. Bouvé (Lithographer); A. H. Stillwell (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Date
1830-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: E.W. Bouve Lithographer Graphic Court Boston.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: Published by A.H. Stillwell Providence R.I.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Historical
- Maritime
- Seascape
- Fire fighting
- Firemen
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Lithography
- Hand colored
- Painted
Construction Description
Machine-made wove paper.
Dimensions (inches)
13.3 (H) x 17.4 (W) x 11.5 (Image H) x 16.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.7 (H) x 44.2 (W) x 29.2 (Image H) x 41.4 (Image W)
Publisher Summary
A. Stillwell
Place of Publication
Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
Publisher Name
A. Stillwell
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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.