George Peabody (1867)

A whole plate negative. A copy of a painting depicting a starboard near broadside view, from just ahead of the beam, of the paddle tug George Peabody (1867) under way in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is shown with buff funnels and the name shown on the paddle box is GEᴼ PEABODY. She is flying a houseflag and one of the crew is looking through a telescope. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G1657
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: George Peabody (1867)
Date made: 1869-1879
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection