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U.S. Harbor & River Monitor, Tippe Canoe Class, (1864) with manuscript dedication: [Presented to William Macpherson Horner by his friend Capt. Fox Asst.Sec.Navy 1864]
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color lithograph in antique custom matt and wood frame
condition: good original color, toning to paper, toning to matt
Description:
This naval 19th c. American, color lithograph showing the U.S. Harbor & River Monitor, Tippe Canoe Class Civil War Monitor under steam power, its American flag and banner straight out in the breeze, has a manuscript dedication in black ink as follows:"Presented to William Macpherson Horner by his friend Capt. Fox Asst. Sec. Navy Georgetown, D. C.
July 27th, 1864"
The print is in an antique wood frame with a custom cut matt. In the lower margin of the lithograph, below the title of the print is additional information about the dimensions of the monitor, details about its engine and other technical matters. This print is in institutional collections. Please see the Boston Athenaeum collection.
William MacPherson Horner Jr., the author of Philadelphia Furniture 1682-1807, published in 1935 may be the son of the person to whom the Monitor print is dedicated by Capt. Gustavus Vasa Fox. The author Macpherson Horner Jr. is descended from a prominent Philadelphia family established by William Macpherson (1756-1813) who served in many roles in the American Revolutionary War and founding of the country. The author William MacPherson Horner, Jr. was married to Marian Carson, a lifelong collector of antiques. This book is a catalogue of her collection which was purchased in the 1990's by the Library of Congress.2/
Further research is needed to establish the precise family relationships and provenance.
Notes:
1. Gustavus Vasa Fox (1821-1883) was a Massachusetts native. His appointment as Asst. Secretary of the Navy came under the administration of President Lincoln. In this role, Fox recommended use in the Civil War of the ironclad Monitor. https://www.tulane.edu/~sumter/Fox.html
2.https://blog.phillyhistory.org/index.php/2019/07/the-one-that-got-away-marian-carsons-on-washington-square/
color lithograph in antique custom matt and wood frame
condition: good original color, toning to paper, toning to matt
Description:
This naval 19th c. American, color lithograph showing the U.S. Harbor & River Monitor, Tippe Canoe Class Civil War Monitor under steam power, its American flag and banner straight out in the breeze, has a manuscript dedication in black ink as follows:"Presented to William Macpherson Horner by his friend Capt. Fox Asst. Sec. Navy Georgetown, D. C.
July 27th, 1864"
The print is in an antique wood frame with a custom cut matt. In the lower margin of the lithograph, below the title of the print is additional information about the dimensions of the monitor, details about its engine and other technical matters. This print is in institutional collections. Please see the Boston Athenaeum collection.
William MacPherson Horner Jr., the author of Philadelphia Furniture 1682-1807, published in 1935 may be the son of the person to whom the Monitor print is dedicated by Capt. Gustavus Vasa Fox. The author Macpherson Horner Jr. is descended from a prominent Philadelphia family established by William Macpherson (1756-1813) who served in many roles in the American Revolutionary War and founding of the country. The author William MacPherson Horner, Jr. was married to Marian Carson, a lifelong collector of antiques. This book is a catalogue of her collection which was purchased in the 1990's by the Library of Congress.2/
Further research is needed to establish the precise family relationships and provenance.
Notes:
1. Gustavus Vasa Fox (1821-1883) was a Massachusetts native. His appointment as Asst. Secretary of the Navy came under the administration of President Lincoln. In this role, Fox recommended use in the Civil War of the ironclad Monitor. https://www.tulane.edu/~sumter/Fox.html
2.https://blog.phillyhistory.org/index.php/2019/07/the-one-that-got-away-marian-carsons-on-washington-square/
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- Original Antique Maps
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 359
- Title
- U.S. Harbor & River Monitor, Tippe Canoe Class, (1864) with manuscript dedication
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Endicott & Co. Lith.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1864
- Size
- dimensions framed: 31 ¾” x 21
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Civil War, Naval History, Americana, Tippe Canoe
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FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts
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Rare and unusual 18th and 19th century Americana, American and International maps, atlases, prints, nautical charts and manuscript maps. My interests include American 19th century newspapers and manuscript materials such as letters. Maps of the 20th c. including advertising, transit and urban planning are of special interest. Original art on paper in its many forms, including posters and field studies for ultimate print publication.
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