The Yacht "Mohawk" of New York

Object summary

Title: The Yacht "Mohawk" of New York
Object ID: CC-D-0022
Date made: 1876
Place made: United States, New York
Lithographer: Currier & Ives
Draughtsman: Parsons & Atwater
Object type: Tinted lithograph
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

Portrait of the schooner yacht Mohawk, built 1875 by Joseph Van Dusen, Williamsburgh L.T. Tear at bottom partially obscuring a seal of the New York Yacht Club. Specs for the vessel given at bottom right. Vessel capsized in NY Harbor with loss of life of owner and wife. This event brought attention to the danger of beamy shallow draft yachts that had been evolving up to this period.