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Cabin - Boy
No.1.; Hand-coloured. Depicts clothing, outerwear: dress, cabin boy's [Royal navy]
Ship's boys were usually aged between twelve and sixteen years. Some came from poor families, others who had been convicted of petty crimes or vagrancy were recommended by magistrates. They were at the bottom of the naval hierarchy and were tasked with such menial duties as cleaning the pigsties and hen coops.
Ship's boys were usually aged between twelve and sixteen years. Some came from poor families, others who had been convicted of petty crimes or vagrancy were recommended by magistrates. They were at the bottom of the naval hierarchy and were tasked with such menial duties as cleaning the pigsties and hen coops.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF4966 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Ackermann, Rudolph; Rowlandson, Thomas Merke, Henri |
| Date made: | 15 Feb 1799 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Mount: 258 mm x 206 mm |