Sep 27, 2018 - Sale 2486

Sale 2486 - Lot 331

Price Realized: $ 1,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(NAVY.) Original blueprint from the 1926 restoration of the USS Constitution. Blueprint, 27 x 56 inches; laid down on linen, minimal wear. Boston, October 1926

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Titled "U.S. Frigate Constitution, Spar Deck (Planking Removed)," it shows plans for the historic ship's first major restoration under the command of Lieutenant John A. Lord. One of the six original frigates in the United States Navy when it was built in 1797, it served in the War of 1812 and remains docked in Boston today as a museum.