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Details:color lithograph in antique custom matt and wood framecondition: good original color, toning to paper, toning to mattDescription:This naval 19th c. American, color lithograph showing the U.S. Harbor & River Monitor, Tippe Canoe Class Civil War Monitor under steam power, its American flag and banner straight out in the breeze, has a manuscript dedication in black ink as follows:"Presented to William Macpherson Horner by his friend Capt. Fox Asst. Sec. Navy Georgetown, D. C.July 27th, 1864"The print is in an antique wood frame with a custom cut matt. In the lower margin of the lithograph, below the title of the print is additional information about the dimensions of the monitor, details about its engine and other technical matters. This print is in institutional collections. Please see the Boston Athenaeum collection.William MacPherson Horner Jr., the author of Philadelphia Furniture 1682-1807, published in 1935 may be the son of the person to whom the Monitor print is dedicated by Capt.… Read More