An unusual diorama depicting the bow and the stern of a ship in distress labelled No 1 and No 2 and four vertically mounted rudders and stern posts variously labelled (No 3), No 4, No 5 and No 6, mounted on a carved seascape, and a beach, the base with paper label inscribed James Hall Surveyor of E India Shipping Sept 1851, glass fronted case for wall mounting (some old damage) -- 15 x 45¼in. (38 x 115cm.)