PAINTING
Dimensions25 x 39 cm
Object numberHF.81.150.324
DescriptionFramed oil painting; oil on heavy cardboard. Ship with smokestack in center, sails fore and aft; blue ensign(?) flying aft; sailing vessel in background at left. The ship name, Rimutaka, is written in white near the bow. Narrative
The Rimutaka was a large schooner built-in 1900 in Dumbarton,
Scotland by shipbuilder W. Denny. This large steamship was built for The New
Zealand Shipping company, which ran cargo ships between New Zealand and Great
Britain. The Rimutaka was retired from service in 1929.
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