The topsail schooner Brenton of Charlestown, Fowey

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English School (c.1870)
The topsail schooner Brenton of Charlestown, Fowey
inscribed 'Brenton. of Charlestown. Port of Fowey. Chas Warne. Master.' (centre)
oil on canvas
16¾ x 27¼ in. (42.7 x 69.3 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The topsail schooner Brenton was built in Lelean's yard at Mevagissey (Cornwall) in 1861. Registered at 82 tons, she measured 71 feet in length with an 18½ foot beam and operated out of Fowey as a coastal trader around the British Isles. The identification of Captain Charles Warne as her master dates this work to circa 1870.

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