Sentimental view in watercolour and gouache of H.M.S. Otway steaming left to right; surmounted by a draped Australian red ensign; a black swan ami rushes in the lower left corner; inscribed lower right "R.M.S. OTWAY / Though cannot grasp your Hand / Greeting from a far off Land / Wishes and Remembrance true / From a Heart Remembering You"; signed beneath ship "F.J.E. 1912" ( unidentified artist). Framed in red-tone silk oak. The Otway sailed the Australian coastal route, including WA.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H1986.229 |
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| Accession Date: | 23 Apr 1986 |
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Material
| Wood/Wood | wood, glass, paper
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Measurement
| width | 140mm | (visible image) |
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