PW1166

'Cutty Sark' (1869) Long Caption: 'Cutty Sark' was designed by Hercules Linton and built by Scott and Linton at Dumbarton but was later rigged and finished for sea by Denny Brothers of Greenock in 1869. Measuring 212 feet in length by 36 feet in the beam and a tonnage of 963 gross, it was composite built, that is, wooden planks on iron frames. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: PAF1166 Artist: William Lionel Wyllie Date: late 19th to early 20th century Medium: watercolour Size: 254 mm x 432 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.