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Title: National standards : merchants flags, Hobart Town
Creator(s):
Murphy, Edward, 1823-1871
Date: 1855
Description: 1 painting : watercolour, pen and ink on paper ; 58 x 87 cm.
Notes: Signed in ink lower right ; inscribed in ink lower left: Hobarton 1855., Title inscribed in ink upper centre., Inscribed in ink in centre of image: Mr. J.M. Watts, Commander of the Brig Gertrude., In each corner a sailing ship in full sail ; two sailing ships centre left and right edges ; signal station showing various signals for arriving ships, lower left ; surrounded by flags and standards., In wooden frame., Exact size 574 x 869 mm., Condition 798: staining (especially lower and right edges) ; circular bleached spots centre left edge ; severe wrinkling throughout., Conservation: Removed from frame March 2003 for flat storage., Exhibited: "Fancy Buying That," Nov 2006 - Feb 2007.
Subjects:
Watts, J. M
Signals and signaling - Tasmania - Hobart
Sailing ships - Tasmania - History
Flags
Other titles:
Merchants flags, Hobart Town
Format: picture
Location: Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
ADRI: AUTAS001124068669
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