Antique Hand Colored Wood Engraving on Laid Paper "View of the United States' Frigate Constitution"

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An antique hand colored wood engraving on laid paper titled View of the United States’ Frigate Constitution. This primitive style piece presents the three-masted, wooden hulled ship, which was named by George Washington and is the world’s oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat. Type below the image reads ‘engraved upon a piece of wood, taken from one of her live oak knees, in 1833’. The print is presented unsigned under a burlap mat and glass, in a wood frame with hanging wire affixed to the verso.

Condition

- paper buckling at center; adhesive on verso is punctured and toning; toning to print; marks, scratches, and wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 8.0" W x 6.25" H.

Item #

17WDC119-079