Floating Battery During the Attack on Fort Sumter
date: label: date made
content: 1861
label: date made
content: 1861, Apr. 27
label: date made
content: 1861, Apr 27
name: label: original artist
content: Nast, Thomas
label: graphic artist
content: Sherman Publishing Company
label: maker
content: Wemmer, N. J.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This image was originally prepared by and printed in the U.S. Civil War era newspaper the "New York Illustrated News" (1859-1864). The image "Floating Battery During the Attack of Fort Sumter" was published in the April 27, 1861 issue of the paper. The original sketch is credited to Thomas Nast.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York, New York City
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.23718.31
label: catalog number
content: GA.23718.31
label: accession number
content: 1973.305359
objectType: label: Object Name
content: block, printing
label: Object Name
content: Block
label: Object Type
content: Wood Engraving
label: Other Terms
content: Block; Wood Engraving
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23.8 cm x 11.5 cm; 9 3/8 in x 4 1/2 in