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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.
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
89.149I/1
Creation/Production
Witham, Joseph
Role: artist
Date: 1889
Acquisition
Donation, 9/1989
Measurements
length inside frame (mm):230
width inside frame (mm):355
length including frame (mm):285
width including frame (mm):410
Techniques
oil on canvas
painting and drawing
Material
canvas
wood
Location
National Waterfront Museum : Sea Case 02
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Comments - (5)
Please correct " WWII under Norwegian flag" to " The Great War under Norwegian flag ".
Thanks
Sven R Gundersen
Hi there Sven
Thank you for your informative comment - our curator will shortly be in touch via email.
Best wishes
Sara
Digital Team
INFO AND REQUEST.
Hello friends of National Museum of Wales.
You may find the following information
related to Steamer " Anne Thomas" of Cardiff to be of some interest.
Last owner: 1.Michelmann J. & Adamson J., Pärnu (Pernau)
SS "Marvi" (+1941) period 1934 ~ 1941 MO/Off. no.: 78444
Vessel went missing in the Baltic Sea now. 1941
( She is listed as DS MARVI in www.wrecksite.eu )
Previous. owners:
2. Millar J., Göteborg (Gothenburg),
SS" Jane", period 1923 ~ 1934. IMO/Off. no.: 78444
3. Hanson H., Tønsberg
SS" Bjora"
period 1920 ~ 1923, IMO/Off. no.: 78444
4. Gogstad & Co. (C. T. Gogstad), Oslo (old Christiania)
SS" Lord",period 1905 ~ 1920. IMO/Off. no.: 78444
5. Evan Thomas, Radcliffe & Co. Ltd., Cardiff
SS" Anne Thomas" period 1883 ~ 1905.
As my grandfather Captain Adolf Gundersen of Risør, Norway commanded the vessel during WWIl while under Norwegian flag in C. T. Gogstad of Christianias ownership, SS "Anne Thomas" is of great interest to me.
Please inform if a digital copy of The SS" Anne Thomas" of Cardiff marinepainting by Joseph Witham can be purchased from Your Museum.
Please indicate payment and bankaccount.
Thank You for yor good assistance.
Regards
Sven R Gundersen