Bronze Age Gold from Wales

S.S. CONSOLS, Liverpool (painting)

Bell, James (Maritime artist - active c.1890 - c.1910.)

Ship portrait painted within a painted lifebelt and decorated with painted flowers and a flag. Painted on white glass. Held within a gilt inner frame surrounded with a green, velvet covered frame. Signed bottom right.

The Consols was built by Bartram’s of Sunderland in 1898 to the order of William Thomas, a native of Llanrhuddlad, Anglesey, who became one of the most successful Liverpool-Welsh shipowners. The vessel was lost as a result of a serious fire on board in the Gulf of Mexico in February 1912.

S.S. CONSOLS. Built in 1898 by Bartram’s of Sunderland for the Consols S.S. Co. Ltd., (W. Thomas & Co.), Liverpool. William Thomas, a native of Llanrhuddlad, Anglesey, who became one of the most successful Liverpool-Welsh shipowners. The vessel was lost as a result of a serious fire on board in the Gulf of Mexico in February 1912.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

89.123I

Creation/Production

Bell, James
Date: 1898 (circa)

Acquisition

Purchase, 6/1989

Measurements

frame (mm): 430
frame (mm): 375
frame (mm): 295
frame (mm): 245

Techniques

oil on glass
painting and drawing

Material

glass
velvet
wood

Location

National Waterfront Museum : Sea Case 02

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