Ship WESTLAND

Artist John Allcot (Australian, 1888 - 1973)

Date1920

Object number00049111

NamePainting

MediumWatercolour on board, timber and glass frame.

DimensionsOverall: 475 x 375 x 25 mm, 135 g
Sight: 324 x 220 mm

ClassificationsArt

Credit LineANMM Collection Norma Dorothy Free Bequest

Terms

DescriptionFramed watercolour by John Allcot depicting the ship WESTLAND at sea. Signed and dated 'J Allcot 1920' lower left corner.HistoryThis painting of the WESTLAND is part of a collection of various material from the Estate of Norma Dorothy Free, including material relating to Norma's manuscript 'A Saga of the Sea', based on the diary of Captain Edwin Thomas Free, one of Norma's ancestors. Additional material included ship medallions, Merchant Navy records, letters, certificates of discharge, certificates of qualifications, commemorative and World War One service medals, hatbands and badges, etc., all relating to the period circa 1890s to the early twentieth century. SignificanceThis painting makes up part of a collection relating to Captain Edwin Thomas Free, documenting the life of a merchant sailor from the late 19th century and early twentieth centuries, including experience in World War I.