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The Mississippi in Time of War
Fanny Palmer (American (born in England), 1812–1876)
Produced for: Currier and Ives (American, 1857–1904)
Produced for: Currier and Ives (American, 1857–1904)
1862
Medium/Technique
Opaque watercolor and colored crayons over graphite on gray wove paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 45.9 x 71.4 cm (18 1/16 x 28 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number53.2450
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik 0603
DescriptionBoats on fire in river.
InscriptionsSigned lower left in black ink: F F P / 1862
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport, RI; 1953, gift to MFA. (Accession date: November 12, 1953)