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Watercolour of The SS City of Manchester

Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
A fine 19th century watercolour of the three masted sailing ship The SS City of Manchester.
Taken from wikipedia -The SS City of Manchester was an iron-hulled single screw liner built 1851 by Tod & McGregor, Glasgow, Scotland and the second such ship owned by the Inman Line (officially the Liverpool and Philadelphia Steam Ship Company). It was an improved version of their first ship City of Glasgow which had been launched a year earlier.[2]
Steerage passengers were carried beginning in 1852. The City of Manchester was chartered to the French government during the Crimean War, and resumed Inman voyages in 1856. She departed London for Calcutta 24 August 1857 as a transport as a result of the Indian Mutiny. By the next year, New York replaced Philadelphia as the American destination. After 20 years of Inman service, the City of Manchester was sold and converted to sail. The ship operated under sail until wrecked in 1876.[3][1]

More Information

Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Watercolour
Creation Date:	c 19th century
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	356203

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