MID 19TH CENTURY

細節

A SAILOR'S WOOLWORK PICTURE OF A SHIP
MID 19TH CENTURY
The three masted vessel with a yacht and a lighthouse in the background with painted canvas sails flying the red ensign, glazed wood frame
21¾ x 32½in. (55 x 83cm.) excluding frame

注意事項

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拍品專文

Woolwork ship pictures were an almost exclusively British and Naval phenomenon. Largely produced by sailors in the mid to the late 19th century the ships were usually shown side on with no attempt at perspective. The details were worked in long and short stiches and worked on canvas sails