Currier & Ives’ Clipper Ship Three Brothers presents the famous vessel at full sail, its towering masts and immense spread of canvas dominating a restless sea beneath a luminous sky. The carefully rendered rigging, billowing sails, and bustling deck convey both the extraordinary scale of the ship and the speed for which American clippers were celebrated. With its dramatic composition and rich hand-colored palette, the image exemplifies the romantic appeal of 19th-century American marine prints.
Published in 1875, the print depicts the Three Brothers, a 2,972-ton vessel originally built in New York in 1855 as the steamship Vanderbilt. After service with the U.S. government during the Civil War, the ship was sold to San Francisco merchants, converted to a full-rigged sailing ship, and renamed Three Brothers. Currier & Ives promoted it as “the largest sailing ship in the world”. The vessel’s enormous size and reputation for speed made it an especially compelling subject for the firm’s popular prints celebrating American maritime achievement.
🖨️ Print features:
– Made with museum-grade archival paper for excellent printing fidelity and vibrant color reproduction
– Paper weight: 189 g/m2
– For indoor use only
– Care instructions: If the print does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, dry cloth.
– Please note: Due to the production process of these posters, please allow for slight size deviations with a tolerance +/- 1/16″
🚚 Fulfillment, Shipping, and Return Policy:
– Printed and shipped from the U.S.
– Ships in a sturdy mailing tube, frame not included
– As our items are unique and made to order, we can only accept a return or exchange in the event that an item arrives damaged or misprinted. We cannot accept returns if you order the wrong size or change your mind. Any return requests must be made within 14 days of receiving the order.
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