Gig, Penzance, winter rig

An elevated starboard stern quarter view of an unnamed Mounts Bay pilot gig running before a very light wind, with helmsman and pilot standing. Both main and mizzen are gaff rigged and boomed, and reefed, despite the light wind.

Object Details

ID: P74891
Type: Negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hill, Henry Oliver
Date made: March 1924
Measurements: Overall: 80 mm x 110mm
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