The United States Frigate Constitution at Anchor off Fort Adams, Newport, R. I.

Object summary

Title: The United States Frigate Constitution at Anchor off Fort Adams, Newport, R. I.
Object ID: CC-T-0043
Date made: 1861
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Publisher: Bufford, John Henry
Lithographer: Newell, J. P.
Object type: Lithograph
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

A view of the USS 'Constitution' anchored off Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island where she was stationed at the start of the Civil War. The walls of Fort Adams are behind her along with a large auxiliary paddlewheel steamship and a small two-masted sailing vessel on the left side of the print. This print is a testament to the durability and prominence of wooden, sail-powered vessels in the wake of developments in steam and ironclads.