Portrait of ship designers Mason Crary Hill and John Forsyth, circa 1864

carte de visite

Carte de visite; Mystic CT ship designers Mason Crary Hill (left) and John Forsyth, (at right); seated on either side of illustration of a single-turret monitor, probably CATAWBA; full length view of subjects; on reverse is verso stamp "'SPECIALTE'/ HOAG & QUICK'S/ ART PALACE/ No. 100 4th St., opp post office/ CINCINNATI, OHIO"; similar to 1993.81.2 and 1941.747, which dates view to ca.1864; See Peterson, WM. "Mystic Built" page 94. See also 2001.73 for lithograph of CATAWBA.