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Picture, woolwork
Roberts, William Grace
(maker)
Woolwork picture worked on sail canvas. Made by William Roberts (1850-1930) of Dwyran in 1870 who became captain and sailed around Cape Horn. Depicting a three-mast ship, blue sky with cream clouds and brown and cream sea. The maker used a redundant piece of sail cloth as the ground fabric. Sailors on long voyages away from home would often make woolwork picture to pass the time.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
47.318
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Roberts, William Grace
Association Type:
Date: 1870
Place: Dwyran
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Donation, 1947
Measurements
Width
(mm): 640
Height
(mm): 395
Material
Wool (spun and twisted)
Cellulosic fibre (fabric)
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