A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the spritsail rigged general cargo barge Ardeer (1895) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Thames Barge Match. She is on the port tack with her lee board raised and she has her race number 8 flag on her forestay. Her crew are dressed in white trousers. The mast of another barge can be seen beyond her.