Allan Line Steamship "Circassian"

Object summary

Title: Allan Line Steamship "Circassian"
Object ID: CC-E-0043
Date made: 1877
Place made: United Kingdom, England, Isle of Wight, Ryde
Maker: Fowles, Arthur Wellington
Object type: Watercolor
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

An original watercolor painting by the marine artist Arthur Wellington Fowles of the British steamship Circassian crossing the Atlantic Ocean in stormy weather. The vessel leans to one side as a wave splashes the deck. Another ship is seen in the distance.

Inscriptions

Type: black ink
Location: recto
Inscriber: artist
Text: AWFowles 1877 Ryde

Type: stamp
Location: recto
Text: Clark Collection MIT

Type: black ink
Location: verso
Text: Crossing the Atlantic

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