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Large British Woolwork of Three Ships Including the Ada and Two Smaller Craft.
Circa 1875.
The Very Large British sailor's woolie depicts three different ships- a port side view of The British merchant ship Ada flying the red ensign, another sailing vessel off her stern with the identification number CY850 on her red sails and a pennant reading Alaska, and also with a red ensign while a third off her bow also has red sails and with the identification number A111 on the sails.
Dimensions: 25 1/2 inches high x 43 1/2 inches wide.
Provenance: Grace Allen Collection.
Illustrated: "Woolies: Sailor's Embroidered Folk Art,", Antiques and The Arts Weekly, The Bee Publishing Co., January 28th, 2000, p. 67.
(Ref: NY9412-Lrrx).
Dimensions
64.77cm high x 110.49cm wideStock number
NY9412-LrrxThe BADA Standard
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