USS New Hampshire

c. 1864–1865

Blauvelt & Hubbard

Associated Names
Blauvelt & Hubbard

Artist, American, active 1860s

This is a photograph of the deck of a ship. The image shows the details of a ship's deck, including ropes, pulleys, masts, wooden structures, and gun barrels. The deck appears busy with equipment, and long shadows are cast across it, indicating a sunny day. The photograph offers insight into the complexity and scale of maritime machinery.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 8.75 × 5.5 cm (3 7/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
    mount: 10.2 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.12.16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York); NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: MrJ000108 / USS "NEW HAMPSHIRE" / p.147 The South Besieged [underlined]; center printed in black ink inverted: MONITOR GALLERY, / BLAUVELT & HUBBARD, / BEAUFORT, / SOUTH CAROLINA.

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