Name/Title
Commemorative Scarf for the 1899 America's CupEntry/Object ID
CO.051Description
A commemorative scarf for the 1899 America's Cup between Shamrock and Columbia, depicting the yachts and personalities involved in the challenge and defense.Cataloged By
Kristin L WarrinerDimensions
Dimension Description
Image dimensionHeight
17 inWidth
17-1/4 inDimension Description
Framed dimensionHeight
24-1/8 inWidth
24-3/8 inLocation
Location
* Untyped Location
149 West Tisbury RoadDate
September 15, 2025Condition
Overall Condition
ExcellentDate Examined
Sep 15, 2025Examined By
Gregg K. DietrichNotes
Flattened but showing wrinkles and fold lines. Recently framedResearch Notes
Notes
From Edith Blake's 1995 EYC Inventory: "... a framed commemorative linen napkin depicting all the pertinent information surrounding the 1899 defense of AMERICA'S Cup. A picture of "Yea Ole Mug" is at the top with pictures of SHAMROCK and COLUMBIA under billowing headsails. Sir Thomas Lipton the owner of SHAMROCK, and C. Oliver Iselin, the owner of COLUMBIA, are pictured on either side. The screening is in light blue and this once hung near the bandstand. It was presented to the Club in 1954 by Manual Swartz Roberts. He called himself a measurer, and
was the Club's measurer in 1956 to 1962 but he was much more than that, being both a designer-builder of cat boats, the first ON TIME Ferry, and the builder of the Beach Boat Class designed by Francis T. Meyer. To say nothing of the first lovely HELOT which he built from a design by Cox and Stevens."Created By
Kristin L WarrinerCreate Date
September 15, 2025Updated By
Kristin L WarrinerUpdate Date
September 1, 2026
