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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Colorado
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

USS Colorado

Artifact IDMO 1941.3.225
Object Type Painting
Artist (Croatian-Austrian, 1815 - 1898)
Date1867
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsframe H 21 5/8 in x W 30 in x D 2 1/2 in (54.9 cm x 76.2 cm x 6.4 cm )
 painting (painting on stretcher) H 17 in x W 25 1/2 in (43.2 cm x 64.8 cm )
Physical Descriptiona) A painting of the steam screw frigate, USS COLORADO, of the period just after the Civil War. It depicts a side view of the three-masted sailing ship, in open water, with some sails unfurled and steam issuing from the smokestack. An American flag flies at the stern. In the background, on either side of the ship, are two side wheel steamships, both flying the American flag, and traveling in the same direction as the COLORADO. The painting is signed and dated by artist in the lower left corner: Ivancovich Trieste / 1867.

b) The painting is framed in a 2½" gold toned, silver leaf frame that appears to be original to the painting.
Historical NoteFranklin Roosevelt was an avid, lifelong collector of prints, engravings, and paintings illustrating the history of the United States Navy. He purchased this painting of the USS COLORADO (1856) from the Hoosier Bookshop in 1935 for $60.
Additional Details
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesUnited States Navy Materials (National Archives Identifier 782673)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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