Beauty of Wooden Ships Painting by James Williamson

Beauty of Wooden Ships

by James Williamson

Canvas Print

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Framed Print

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Art Print

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Poster

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Tapestry

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Throw Pillow

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Fleece Blanket

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Duvet Cover

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Shower Curtain

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Bath Towel

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Ornament

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Jigsaw Puzzle

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Tote Bag

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Weekender Tote Bag

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Zip Pouch

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Portable Battery Charger

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Yoga Mat

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Greeting Card

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Spiral Notebook

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Sticker

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iPhone Case

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Beach Towel

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Round Beach Towel

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Weekender Tote Bag

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Coffee Mug

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Men's Clothing

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Original - Not For Sale

Price

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Dimensions

22.000 x 15.000 inches

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Title

Beauty of Wooden Ships

Artist

James Williamson

Medium

Painting - Watercolor

Description

The Beauty of Wooden Ships, sail on, sail on, thou fearless vessels, where'er blows the welcome winds.
Exultation is the going of an inland soul to sea, past the houses, past the headlands, into deep eternity. Excerpt from a poem by Emily Dickinson
Watercolor painting by artist James Williamson.

Artist James Williamson ASMA,
Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists

Beauty of Wooden Ships
Foreground Vessel CUMBERLAND LASSIE Merchant Schooner
Seen in the company of the two-masted topsail schooner EUPHEMIA, the CUMBERLAND LASSIE, built at Amlwch in 1874, was a collier-schooner well-known on the East coast of England running coals from Hartlepool to Dover and Folkestone.

Originally a barquentine, the Cumberland Lassie was built by William Thomas at Amlwch, the third vessel he had built there. She was felted and yellow-metalled, so intended for foreign trade. She was owned by William Postlethwaite of Millom from her launch in 1874 until 1890.
In 1875 the Cumberland Lassie was chartered to carry a cargo of 270 tons of steel rails from Barrow-in-Furness to East London, South Africa. She arrived on the 31st August but was held outside the sandbar until lighters were available for unloading her. These did not arrive until the 6th October and it was only on the 14th November that the lighters had removed sufficient of the cargo to allow the Cumberland Lassie to clear the bar and enter the harbour to finish unloading. There was a court case between Postlethwaite and the charterer regarding the payment of demurrage, concerning whether or not the cargo had been "discharged with all dispatch"
Capt. Peter Hodgson, age 46, of Cumberland, master of the Cumberland Lassie, was reported dead when the vessel reached port on the 15th January 1885. He was supposed to have thrown himself overboard while suffering from "stricture" on the 25th July 1884.
Basil Greenhill states that the Cumberland Lassie was one of the best known Kent colliers operating out of Dover at the turn of the Century.
The Cumberland Lassie was stranded one mile South of the Martello Tower at Orford Ness, Aldeburgh, Suffolk on the 16th January 1918. She was bound from Gravesend to Newcastle with a cargo of burnt ore. At the time she was owned by Nicholls of Folkestone.
The Cumberland Lassie: Built in 1874 at Amlwch; Gross Tons 230; Length Feet 114.5; Breadth Feet 24.0; Depth Feet 13.6; Masts Three; Rig Schooner; Stern Square

Court case reported in the Barrow Times, 29th March 1879, page 5.
Death of Capt.Hodgson listed in "Deaths at Sea" BT 159/4 & BT 159/5 Film No. 1483317 & No. 1483318 - reported by Marjorie Sparks.
Report of loss in "The Shipwreck Index of the British Isles" by Richard and Bridget Larn.
Amlwch Ship History
Research by Trevor Morgan

Background Vessel: EUPHEMIA Merchant Schooner

Tons 87; Built 1860 at Greenock by Scott; Masts Two; Rig Topsail Schooner; Bought 1864; Owned or Part Owned by W. Thomas, D. Edwards, Druggist; Fate Notes Capts. J. Evans, I. Jones, W. Gibbon
Amlwch Ship History