Burning Off a Ship, painting

Made:
1957-1962 in England
Painting. Burning Off a Ship, 1750  /  by A.C. Williams, c1962 Painting. Burning Off a Ship, 1750  /  by A.C. Williams, c1962

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Painting. Burning Off a Ship, 1750 / by A.C. Williams, c1962
Science Museum Group Collection
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Painting. Burning Off a Ship, 1750 / by A.C. Williams, c1962
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Painting. Burning Off a Ship, 1750 / by A.C. Williams, c1962. Oil on board; 50x65cm. Depicting the process of breaming in ship repair; with the sailing ship lying on her side within the dockyard basin, fitted with a special careening rig, hauled over by capstan, rope and pulley, to expose weeds and barnacles. Breaming or burning these off with fires of furze, fagots or reeds was followed by scraping clean and painting with a mixture of time, tallow and sulphur

Details

Category:
Art
Object Number:
1962-134
Materials:
oil paint on board
Measurements:
overall: 500 mm x 655 mm
overall (estimate): 498 mm x 655 mm
type:
oil painting
credit:
Mr. A C Williams