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Object number2000.029

TitlePainting on glass, ss Great Britain

DescriptionLandscape painting on glass, depicting the ss Great Britain 1845 rig under sail with billowing steam. The ship is in the centre on blue seas, under a blue and cloudy sky. In the left foreground is a rocky outcrop where two silhouetted figures are watching the ship pass. The image is in a painted oval on a black background with "THE IRON STEAM SHIP GT. BRITAIN" written below in gold. Artist unknown. Painting is framed in a simple wooden frame, measuring 293 x 251 mm. The vaneer on the left hand side of the frame is not connected to the frame.

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