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The steamship 'Persia' in a breeze
A portrait of the ‘Persia’ shown in broadside view, with the large paddle and funnels prominently displayed. The name of the ship is visible on the port bow, she flies the flag of the United States.
The ‘Persia’ was a Cunard Royal Mail Ship and the last of the great passenger paddle steamers. On deck a number of figures can be seen. A very successful and popular ship, she was built of iron and carried 250 cabin class passengers. Regular sailings were made between Liverpool and New York when the average time for a crossing was nine and a half days.
The painting is signed and dated ‘David Lyle. Philadelphia 1856’.
The ‘Persia’ was a Cunard Royal Mail Ship and the last of the great passenger paddle steamers. On deck a number of figures can be seen. A very successful and popular ship, she was built of iron and carried 250 cabin class passengers. Regular sailings were made between Liverpool and New York when the average time for a crossing was nine and a half days.
The painting is signed and dated ‘David Lyle. Philadelphia 1856’.
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Object Details
| ID: | BHC3547 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Lyle, D.; Lyle, David |
| Vessels: | Persia (1855) |
| Date made: | 1856 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Macpherson Collection |
| Measurements: | Painting: 762 mm x 1041 mm; Frame: 967 mm x 1225 mm x 100 mm |