BATTLESHIP KEARSAGE, LENGTH 375 FT. 4 3/8 IN., BREADTH 72 FT. 2 1/2 IN., DRAFT 23 FT. 10 1/2 IN., PLACE LAUNCHED NEWPORT NEWS, VA.

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BATTLESHIP KEARSAGE, LENGTH 375 FT. 4 3/8 IN., BREADTH 72 FT. 2 1/2 IN., DRAFT 23 FT. 10 1/2 IN., PLACE LAUNCHED NEWPORT NEWS, VA.

Publisher: A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York (1901–1919)

American

about 1908

Medium/Technique Tinted halftone lithograph on card stock.

Dimensions Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder

Accession Number2015.9679

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionFront: 6377
Back: divided. Mint.
A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York. Made in Germany.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN.

ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)