Print, <i>Rounding the Lightship</i>
date: label: date made
content: 1883
name: label: maker
content: Cozzens, Frederic Schiller
notes: label: Description
content: The original of this 1883 lithograph titled <i>Rounding the Lightship</i> was painted by Frederic S. Cozzens. It shows several racing yachts rounding a lightship being used as a mark for a race course. The exact location of the race is not known, but most contemporary races started in New York Bay, proceeded down through the Narrows to either the Sandy Hook or Scotland lightship, then returned the way they had come. Yacht racing decreased quickly in the New York area in the early 20th century, due to an increase in commercial traffic and the increasingly polluted waters. A stern view of the yacht <i>Fanny</i> is in the left foreground. <i>Fanny</i> was a large centerboard sloop, 72 feet long, 23 feet 9 inches wide and weighed 49 tons. It was designed by D.O. Richmond of Mystic, CT in 1873 and built in 1874. Its official number was 120134. The yacht was owned by W.R. Travers of New York, and it frequently participated in races in New York Bay. It frequently won because of its exceptional crew. The yacht <i>Gracie</i> is shown broadside in the right foreground. <i>Gracie</i> was a large shallow centerboard sloop, 79 feet long by 21 feet wide and weighed 49 tons. It was designed and built by Mr. Polhemus in Nyack, NY in 1868. Its official number was 10902. The yacht was owned by C.R. Flint and J.P. Earle, both of New York. It was rebuilt several times, twice to be lengthened, and once completely rebuilt and rerigged with a double headsail rig by David Carll. <i>Gracie</i> had more victories than any other single-masted vessel of the area. The third yacht shown is <i>Rover</i>, just coming into view bow-first on the right. <i>Rover</i> was a centerboard sloop that measured 45 feet 6 inches long by 15 feet wide. It was designed and built by Mr. Piepgrass at Greenpoint, NY in 1880, and owned by W.E. Iselin of New York. To the far right a large steamship is visible. This was most likely a spectator vessel. Behind this is a smaller steamer, apparently a tug, containing the race officials.
label: Description
content: Frederic S. Cozzens (1846-1928) was an American marine painter famous for his large portfolio of yacht racing lithographs. He lived in Staten Island and exhibited with the Boston Art Club, the Mystic Seaport Association, and the Brooklyn Art Association.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Maritime
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Maritime
label: See more items in
content: Cigna Maritime Collection
label: See more items in
content: Transportation
label: See more items in
content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0279.117
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0279.117
label: accession number
content: 2005.0279
objectType: label: Object Name
content: chromolithograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 3/8 in x 20 5/8 in; 36.5125 cm x 52.3875 cm