James Gordon Bennett's International Challenge Cup, the Lysistrata Cup, photographed ca. 1905

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Burton, James
ca. 1905
emulsion on glass
overall: 8 x 10 in.; 20.32 x 25.4 cm

8x10 glass negative photographed by James Burton ca. 1905. Image is of the Lysistrata Cup trophy presented for the fastest power vessel winning the cup race. Engraved on cup base: "International Challenge Cup / Presented by / James Gordon Bennett / For the fastest Steam Yacht afloat". LYSISTRATA was Gordon's 314'5" steam yacht built in 1900 by William Denney and Son of Dumbarton, Scotland from designs by George L. Watson. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "396 Lysistrata Cup". Handwritten directly on original negative, emulsion side, with pencil: "Lysistrata cup / print is ours", and "396". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer.

B.1984.187.396

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer