Description: Item/Description: Lithograph of Sweepstakes by Frances Flora Bond Palmer and published by Nathaniel Currier in 1853. James E. Buttersworth (1817-1894).
Signed in plate: J.E. Buttersworth. F.F. PALMER LITH. \ LITH. BY N. CURRIER, \ Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1853, by N. Currier, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. \ To Aaron J. Westervelt Esq. builder of the New York, \ This print is respectfully dedicated by the Publisher. \ NEW YORK PUBLISHED BY N. CURRIER, 152 NASSAU STREET.
Sweepstakes was an 1853 clipper ship in the California trade. She was known for a record passage from New York to Bombay, and for a race around the Horn with three other clippers.

Material: Paper

Dimensions: Height: 20 5/8"; Width: 26 1/2". unframed

Condition: Signs of age and wear include foxing, discoloration, staining.

Age: 1850s

Provenance: Private estate

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