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Object number2001.008

TitleView of top deck of ss Great Britain, 1874

DescriptionWatercolour showing a view of the top deck of ss Great Britain with some sails set and passengers and crew walking on the deck. Details such as lifeboats, skylights, and rigging are visible. The watercolour was painted by George Prengt Hughes, aged 40, who was a second-class passenger on board the ss Great Britain travelling from Liverpool to Melbourne in 1874, voyage 42. He travelled with Charles P. Hughes, 13.

Production date 1874 - 1874

Object namewatercolour

Object categoryvisual art

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Credit lineCourtesy of the SS Great Britain Trust.

DocumentationBrunel's Ships and Boats

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