British Cutter Yacht "Genesta," Challenger for the "America's" Cup.

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• PUBLISHER: Published in Harper's Weekly, June 15, 1885.

• MEDIUM: Hand colored wood engraving,

  DATE: 1885.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 11 x 9" (28 x 22.5 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: The cutter Genesta was designed by John Beavor-Webb and built by the D&W Henderson shipyard on the River Clyde in 1884, for owner Sir Richard Sutton, 5th Baronet, of the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. She was built of oak planking on a steel frame. John Carter skippered Genesta. She measured 81 feet 7 inches (24.87 m), weighing 80 tons. She was the challenger for the America’s Cup races on 1885 where she was handily defeated by the NYYC yacht Puritan. This image shows her in a foggy calm.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 13.5 x 18" inch mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition with modern hand color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Naval, Nautical & Marine , Sailing, Clippers & Yachts