- Maker
- Unknown
- Date made
- ca. 1880-1900
- Origin
- New York, NY US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Needlework picture of the private steam yacht "Viking" built by John Roach (1813-1887). He sold the Viking in 1884 to ex-Governor Samuel J. Tilden, and it was later purchased by the U.S. government for use as a dispatch boat during the Spanish-American War. It was later used as a dispatch boat in the Spanish-American war. Sky is painted.
- Inscription
- (on frame): T H E V I K I N G //
- Length Without Frame
- 18"
- Width Without Frame
- 26"
- Original Frame
- Unknown
- Historical Owner
- #1926.82 Gift of Emma A. F. Smith
- Owner
- New York Historical Society, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- New York Historical Society
