Objet

"New York Yacht Club Burgee x 1916 Private Yacht Cup" (SOLD)

Sz: 2"H x 2 1/4"D

Hand-painted w/ NYYC (New York Yacht Club) burgee signal

Stamped on underside: James M. Shaw & Co.

The private signal appears to belong to Walter C. Hubbard, who was elected to the membership on May 18, 1899. He owned two yachts at the time, Autocrat and Leda. He was also a member of Larchmont, Manhasset Bay, and Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Clubs.