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"Virginia" W.G.B. Squadron
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"Virginia" W.G.B. Squadron

Frederick Albert Castle (American, 1842–1902)
1864
Medium/TechniqueGraphite on paper
DimensionsSheet: 14.7 x 22.7 cm (5 13/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number57.315
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsInscribed lower center: "VIRGINIA". Fourth Class. Screw. 7 guns. 581 Tonnage / W.G.B. Squadron / (Formerly a [something illegible] manner) Inscribed lower right: New Orleans, Aug. 30th 1864 ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA April 11, 1957