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CALEDONIA outward bound
AC/02160/00
Object category: PAINTING
Date made: 1897
Maker: DIXON, Charles Edward
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Material/medium: Watercolour on buff paper highlighted with white
Dimensions:
- outside frame: 75.8 x 103.8 x 4 cm; sight: 45 cm x 74.7 cm
CALEDONIA is depicted here flying a blue ensign in respect of her status as an "auxiliary cruiser", for which P&O received a government subsidy.