A color print of three ships on violent seas tossed in different directions with the words, "The wreck of the steamship 'San Francisco'" under the illustration.

The Wreck of the Steam Ship "San Francisco." Disabled on Her Voyage from New York to San Francisco Dec. 24th 1853 and in a Sinking Condition

James E. Buttersworth (1817-1894)

Date

1854
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Toned lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Printed by Nathaniel Currier

Published by Nathaniel Currier
Dimensions

Image: 17 x 25 9/16 in.
Sheet: 20 5/8 x 27 3/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l.: PAINT. BY F.[sic] E. BUTTERWORTH[sic]
l.l. to l.r.: [unnumbered identification of ships]
l.c.: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1854 by N. Currier, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. \ The ships ANTARCTIC of New York, CAP[T]. STOUFFER, and THREE BELLS of Glasgow, CAP[T]. CREIGHTON rescuing the passengers and Crew from \ THE WRECK OF THE STEAM SHIP 'SAN FRANCISCO.' \ DISABLED ON HER VOYAGE FROM NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO DEC. 24[TH]. 1853 AND IN A SINKING CONDITION. \ The Bark 'KILBY' of Boston, CAP[T]. LOW had previously fallen in with the wreck, and taken off a part of the passengers, but during a gale in the night was separated and could not regain it. \ NEW YORK, PUBLISHED BY N. CURRIER, 152 NASSAU STREET.
l.r.: LITH. BY N. CURRIER.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1970.197
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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