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CANTON towing COLUMBINE into action
AC/02052/00
Object category: PAINTING
Date made: c.1937
Maker: WILKINSON, Norman
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Material/medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
- Sight: 74.5 cm x 112.6 cm; Slip: 1.7 cm; outside frame: 92.3 cm x 130.4 cm x 8 cm
CANTON towing H.M.S COLUMBINE into action with Pirate Junks. The painting was originally displayed in the First Class lounge of CANTON (1938) and was later reproduced on a set of menus entitled "Ships of the P&O - 1837-1932" and used on board CANBERRA from 1989 -1992.