A distant view of seven spritsail barges and other sailing craft assembled in the River Medway, Kent, presumably at the start of a Medway Barge Match.
A distant view of seven spritsail barges and other sailing craft assembled in the River Medway, Kent, presumably at the start of a Medway Barge Match. The vessels are facing in many different directions and all are under sail. In thecentre, seen from off her starboard beam and with a Hoseasons logo on her topsail, is the Xylonite (1926) and on the right, also seen from off her starboard beam, is a barge with white sails and a drawing of a crowned head in the topsail. Other topsail logos include Sunblest Bread and Cross Keys.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT14092 |
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| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Weston, Derek Richard |
| Vessels: | Xylonite (1926) |
| Date made: | 1977-1980 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 38 mm |