The Yacht Sunbeam in the Solent

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Date:1875 - 1880 (c.)

Description:This wool and silk picture shows the yacht 'Sunbeam' which was built in 1874 and scrapped in 1929. She was a 323-ton screw, composite, three-masted schooner, and one of the first yachts to sail around the world. The artist was a gunner in the Royal Artillery. Size when stitched onto conservator's card: 615 x 635mm


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1840s
Nelson
Nelson

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1870s
The Yacht Sunbeam in the Solent  - detail
The Yacht Sunbeam in the Solent - detail

This wool and silk picture shows the yacht 'Sunbeam' which was built in 1874 and ...

1900s
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Source: Compton Verney House Trust

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