Painting The Boat
Print
1961 (made)
1961 (made)
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Image of a man working on a barge in a boatyard. In the foreground is a platform made from a plank of wood on trestles. A jug, various pots holding paint brushes and a coil of rope are visible, along with a painted barge jug. The man is sitting painting the name of the barge onto the side of it.
Object details
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| Title | Painting The Boat (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wood engraving |
| Brief description | Wood engraving by George Mackley, Painting the Boat, British, 1961 |
| Physical description | Image of a man working on a barge in a boatyard. In the foreground is a platform made from a plank of wood on trestles. A jug, various pots holding paint brushes and a coil of rope are visible, along with a painted barge jug. The man is sitting painting the name of the barge onto the side of it. |
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| Credit line | George Mackley Bequest |
| Object history | George Mackley Bequest, R.P. No. 91/922. Commissioned by the British Waterways Board for a memento of service to retiring employees. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1671-1991 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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