Designs for the paddlesteamer Prince Leopold
Design
1876 (made)
1876 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The Prince Leopold and her sister ship Carisbrooke were built by Barclay, Curle and Co., Glasgow for the Southampton, Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Co, and were used for the South Coast excursion work. The Prince Leopold was sold in 1905 to the Colwyn Bay and Liverpool Steamship Co. and renamed Rhos Neigr. She was sold again to the Mersey Trading Company and was wrecked on 20 July 1908. As the plans show the Prince Leopold was built of iron (represented by blue wash) and had elaborate wooden fittings (represented by brown wash). The National Martime Museum holds three plans of the same ship (Rig, profile and lines).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Designs for the paddlesteamer Prince Leopold (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Preliminary pencil with pen and indian and red ink, and watercolour |
| Brief description | Designs for the paddlesteamer Prince Leopold, 1876. Barclay Curle & Co |
| Physical description | Part side elevation, longitudinal section, and half plans of upper and lower decks, showing position of engines and lay-out of passenger accomodation of the paddlesteamer Prince Leopold, scale 1/4 inch to 1 foot. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Stencilled in black ink wash with title and number. Lettered in ink with scale |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The Prince Leopold and her sister ship Carisbrooke were built by Barclay, Curle and Co., Glasgow for the Southampton, Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Co, and were used for the South Coast excursion work. The Prince Leopold was sold in 1905 to the Colwyn Bay and Liverpool Steamship Co. and renamed Rhos Neigr. She was sold again to the Mersey Trading Company and was wrecked on 20 July 1908. As the plans show the Prince Leopold was built of iron (represented by blue wash) and had elaborate wooden fittings (represented by brown wash). The National Martime Museum holds three plans of the same ship (Rig, profile and lines). |
| Bibliographic reference | Charles Newton, Victorian Designs for the Home, 1999, p. 15 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.655-1987 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2000 |
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