Sir Thomas Lipton, posed with extendable telescope and deck gun, 1903

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Burton, James
USA, NY, New York Bay
Circa 1903
emulsion on glass
overall: 10 x 8 in.

10x8 glass negative photographed by James Burton in 1903. Image of Thomas Lipton on the deck of his steam yacht ERIN posed for a formal photograph in 1903 holding an extendable telescope and standing next to a mounted deck gun. Sir Thomas Lipton was knighted in 1898 and was the owner of five America's Cup challengers, SHAMROCK (1899), SHAMROCK II (1901), SHAMROCK III (1903), SHAMROCK IV (1920) and SHAMROCK V (1930). His personal steam yachts were both named ERIN. He was the founder of the Lipton Tea Company and by 1898 he had stores all over Britain, a plantation in Ceylon, and businesses in the United States. Sir Lipton encouraged yachting in America by giving trophies and sometimes money to racing events such as the International Fishermen Races. Handwritten neg. sleeve info.: "B447 / Sir Thomas Lipton". Handwritten ink on glass lower right corner on verso: "1999 / 447 / 447". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer.

ERIN motor yacht
B.1984.187.447

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer