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KAISAR-I-HIND at sea
AC/02127/00
Object category: PAINTING
Date made: c.1914
Maker: DIXON, Charles Edward
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Material/medium: Oil on canvas with ink details
Dimensions:
- outside frame: 78.5 x 116.4 x 8.5 cm; sight: 61.7 x 100.3 cm
In 1914 KAISAR-I-HIND broke the Plymouth/Bombay record on her maiden voyage to Australia in 17 days, 20 hours and 52 minutes. In this painting the artist, Charles Dixon, captures the speed and power of a record-breaking liner.