Large Sailor's Woolwork of a Fully Dressed Royal Navy Battleship- HMS Victoria.

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Large Sailor's Woolwork or Sailor's Woolie of a Fully Dressed Royal Navy Battleship, Probably H.M.S. Victoria, Circa 1865. The sailor's woolie depicts a First-rate Royal Navy Battleship mostl likely HMS Victoria which was the first British Battleship with two funnels. The ship is at anchor and "Fully Dressed" and three large flags on the three masts- a White ensign from the foremast, the Royal Standard from the mainmast and a Union Jack from the Mizzenmast. The Royal Standard is flown when a member of the Royal Family is on board. There is also a Union Jack at the bow showing an Admiral is on board. The ship with two funnels is at anchor on a nicely coloured blue sea with multiple small waves depicted. All within a dark wood frame. The rigging is finely depicted in three-dimensions. The guns are depicted with beads and the rope ladders and gallery are well done with gilt thread. The colour is remarkably well preserved with the blue sky still with its original colour. The billowing clouds are unsually shown with a sown raised border to create a very distinctive design. Dimensions: Sight: 23" x 20.5” (58cm x 52cm); Frame: 29.5” " x 27” (75cm x 68cm) HMS Victoria was the last British wooden first-rate three-decked ship of the line commissioned for sea service. With a displacement of 6,959 tons, she was the largest wooden battleship which ever entered service. She was also the world's largest warship until the completion of HMS Warrior, Britain's first ironclad battleship, in 1861. Victoria's hull was 79.2 metres (260 ft) long and 18.3 metres (60 ft) wide. She had a medium draught of 8.4 metres (27.5 ft). Her hull was heavily strapped with diagonal iron riders for extra stability. Victoria was the first British battleship with two funnels. She was armed with a total of 121 guns (32 8-inch smooth-bore muzzle-loading guns on the lower gun deck, 30 8-inch (200 mm) guns on the central gun deck, 32 32-pounders on the upper gun deck, 26 32-pounders and one 68-pounder on the upper deck). Victoria was ordered on 6 January 1855, laid down on 1 April 1856 at Portsmouth, and launched on 12 November 1859. She cost a total of £150,578 (equivalent to £11,764,000 in 2010) and had a complement of 1,000. During trials in Stokes Bay on 5 July 1860 Victoria reached a top speed of 11.797 knots (21.848 km/h),[1] making her the fastest three decker worldwide, along with the French Bretagne. Her Maudslay engine was powered by 8 boilers and developed 4,403 ihp. After completion Victoria was laid up as part of the reserve fleet at Portsmouth from 1860 to 1864. She first entered active service on 2 November 1864, when she became Flagship of the Mediterranean fleet under Vice-Admiral Robert Smart and Captain James Graham Goodenough (from 1865: Rear-Admiral Lord Clarence Paget, Captain Alan Henry Gardner). Victoria was based in Malta until 1867 when she returned home. Her armament had been reduced to 102 guns. Her last public appearance came at the 1867 Spithead Review and she was paid off on 7 August 1867. She became part of the reserve fleet at Portsmouth again, eventually had her armament reduced to 12 guns, and was sold for scrapping on 31 May 1893 without ever having entered service again.

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Of the Period
Folk Art
Place of Origin
England
Date of Manufacture
1865

Period
Mid-19th Century
Materials and Techniques
Textile,Wool
Condition
Good
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Wear
Wear consistent with age and use.
Dimensions
H 27 in. x W 29.5 in. x D 2 in.H 68.58 cm x W 74.93 cm x D 5.08 cm
Seller Location
Downingtown, PA

Seller Reference Number
NY9206
Reference Number
LU861017328312

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