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S.S. ANNE THOMAS of Cardiff (painting)

Witham, Joseph (Born 1832 in Bognor Regis, the son of a cabinet maker. He initially earned his living as a mariner and his early love of the sea remained with the artist throughout his life.)

Port view of the S.S. ANNE THOMAS at sea. She is seen here off the north coast of Anglesey, awaiting a pilot to guide her into Liverpool. Signed bottom left.

The ANNE THOMAS was the second vessel built to the order of Evan Thomas, Radcliffe & Co. Ltd., Cardiff, where the vessel was registered. She was completed in 1882 at Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd.’s famous yard at Jarrow on the Tyne. Sold to Norwegian owners in 1905, she continued to trade until 1920. Yr Anne Thomas oedd yr ail long i'w hadeiladu i archeb cwmni Evan Thomas, Radcliffe, Caerdydd. Fe'i cwblhawyd yn iard enwog Palmer, Jarrow ym 1882. Fe'i gwelir yma oddi ar arfordir gogledd Môn, yn disgwyl pilot i'w thywys i mewn i Perpwl. Cafodd ei werthu i berchnogion Norwyaidd ym 1905, a bu'n hwylio hyd at 1920.

S.S. ANNE THOMAS of Cardiff (painting)
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Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

89.149I/1

Creation/Production

Witham, Joseph
Date: 1889

Acquisition

Donation, 9/1989

Measurements

frame (mm): 230
frame (mm): 355
frame (mm): 285
frame (mm): 410

Techniques

oil on canvas
painting and drawing

Material

canvas
wood

Location

National Waterfront Museum : Sea Case 02

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Categories

steam (maritime) maritime 1880s Anne Thomas (S.S.)

Classification

water transportation transportation steam powered (water)
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