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This cordial glass from John Rozet Drexel’s yacht, Sultana, is etched with a motif of two crossed flags tied with a ribbon. The flags are the New York Yacht Club’s burgee and John Rozet Drexel's private signal flag, as seen in color on the other…

This bullion cup saucer from John Rozet Drexel’s yacht, Sultana, is white ceramic with decorative gilding and enameled blue, red, gray and black decoration. The saucer’s rim is a gilded band overlaid with a repeating black Greek key and a row of gilt…

This bullion cup from John Rozet Drexel’s yacht, Sultana, is white ceramic with decorative gilding and enameled blue, red, gray and black decoration. The cup’s rim has a gilded band overlaid with a repeating black Greek key and a row of gilt pendant…

This demitasse saucer from John Rozet Drexel’s yacht, Sultana, is white ceramic with decorative gilding and enameled blue, red, gray and black decoration. The saucer’s rim is a gilded band overlaid with a repeating black Greek key and a row of gilt…

This demitasse cup from John Rozet Drexel’s yacht, Sultana, is white ceramic with decorative gilding and enameled blue, red, gray and black decoration. The cup’s rim has a gilded band overlaid with a repeating black Greek key and a row of gilt…

This coffee cup saucer from John Rozet Drexel’s yacht, Sultana, is white ceramic with decorative gilding and enameled blue, red, gray and black decoration. The saucer’s rim is a gilded band overlaid with a repeating black Greek key and a row of gilt…

This coffee cup from John Rozet Drexel’s yacht, Sultana, is white ceramic with decorative gilding and enameled blue, red, gray and black decoration. The cup’s rim has a gilded band overlaid with a repeating black Greek key and a row of gilt pendant…

This salad plate from John Rozet Drexel’s yacht, Sultana, is white ceramic with decorative gilding and enameled blue, red, gray and black decoration. The plate’s rim is a gilded band overlaid with a repeating black Greek key and a row of gilt pendant…

This dinner plate from John Rozet Drexel’s yacht, Sultana, is white ceramic with decorative gilding and enameled blue, red, gray and black decoration. The plate’s rim is a gilded band overlaid with a repeating black Greek key and a row of gilt…

A handwritten lecture script by a former “counting house boy” and clerk identified as R.S. Russel, who worked at local businesses that used Drexel & Co.'s services in the 1830s–1840s. The manuscript appears to have been written for presentation to…