HMS Serapis
Artist: Unknown
On display
This richly detailed picture shows HMS Serapis fully dressed, with all flags displayed. It is typical of the woolworks made by sailors in the British navy during the 1800s. Sailors were adept at sewing and used this skill to create personal tributes to the ships on which they sailed.
Details
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- HMS Serapis
- Date
- About 1850
- Medium
- Wool and silk on canvas
- Dimensions
- H: 54.2 x W: 71.7 cm
- Reference
- CVCSC:0041.F
- Collection
- Folk Art