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Trawling Boat off Sheerness
Thomas Sewell Robins, 1857
This work depicts shrimping vessels working from Leigh-on-Sea in the mid 19th century. By the 1870s, shrimping was the principal fishery of Leigh-on-Sea and employed over 170 vessels, some going as far as France, Belgium and the Channel Islands for their catch. In the background are several naval ships which would have been under the command of the Naval Yard at Sheerness.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Trawling Boat off Sheerness, 1857
Date supported
2005
Medium and material
Watercolour
Dimensions
66 x 98.4 cm
Grant
2293
Total cost
6600
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