Dorcas (1898)

A 12x10 negative. A starboard broadside view of the coastal type spritsail rigged general cargo barge Dorcas (1898) under sail during a Thames or Medway Barge Match, possibly in 1902. The top strake of her hull and the upper part of her rudder have been painted white. She has the number 10 flag on her forestay. A cutter rigged yacht and another coastal type spritsail barge are in the background.

Object Details

ID: G405
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Dorcas (1898)
Date made: 1898-1908; 1902
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection