The iron-clad frigate, new ironsides, and two Ericsson batteries going into action at Charleston Size:L: 90 x 60cm Mainbocher (1891-1976) was an American

Mainbocher (1891-1976) was an American couturier who operated fashion houses in Paris and later New York from the 1930s through the 1960s

He wears a shoulder-length brown wig and a brown coat

holding what may be an early form of cathode ray tube in his left hand

indicating the location of main instruments (clock

The iron-clad frigate, new ironsides, and two Ericsson batteries going into action at Charleston Size:L: 90 x 60cm Mainbocher (1891-1976) was an AmericanThe iron clad frigate, new ironsides, and two Ericsson batteries going into action at Charleston, 1863. A print from a supplement of The Illustrated London News, 9th May 1863. Hand coloured later.