• Title
  Neva, Alice Cameron, Sir George Grey, Breadalbane, Kate, beween 1858-1874 / Frederick Garling
• Creator
  Frederick Garling, 1806-1873
• Call number
  PXD 1336
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  beween 1858-1874
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Watercolours
• Reference code
  1025770
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  5 watercolours - drawings approximately 34 x 52.5 cm, or slightly smaller in mounts 48.7 x 65.7 cm - in window mounts
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  The ships Alice Cameron, Kate, Neva and the Sir George Grey were all barques or schooners of the Circular Saw Line. They are all depicted flying the flag of this line: a blue circular saw on a white background.
  
  Reference:
  Henderson & Macfarlane's Circular Saw Line / by Anthony G. Flude. Auckland, N.Z. : A. G. Flude, 1993
• Collection history
  This collection was originally owned by Henderson & Macfarlane, a New Zealand shipping company that owned most of the vessels. The five works were then transferred to Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd, Sydney in 1938 when they acquired the assets of Henderson & Macfarlane. These watercolours hung in the Burns Philp headquarters in Sydney until 1998 when the company was dissolved.
• Scope and Content
  1. Alice Cameron, 1863-1874
  
  2. Breadalbane, 1858-1874
  
  3. Kate, 1860-1868
  
  4. Neva, 1863-1869
  
  5. Sir George Grey, 1864-1866
  
  South Head, the Signal Station, Macquarie Lighthouse, Hornby Lighthouse and some other shipping used in the backgrounds for perspective
• System of arrangement
  Alphabetical by ship's name
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright: Created before 1955<br>
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Description source
  
  Library correspondence file
• Variant title
  
  Titled by cataloguer
• General note
  
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1038118
• Date note
  
  All of the ships fly the Circular Saw flag, except Breadalbane
  
  Alice Cameron
  Sold to Henderson 1863, went missing 1874
  
  Breadalbane
  1858, wrecked 1874
  
  Kate
  Purchased 1860, sold 1868
  
  Neva
  Purchased 1863, wrecked 1869
  
  Sir George Grey
  Purchased 1864, wrecked 1866
  
  Dated by cataloguer
• Conservation note
  
  The drawings were unframed May 2013; condition reports on the Library correspondence file
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Garling, Frederick, 1806-1873
  
• Name
  Alice Cameron (ship)
  Sir George Grey (ship)
  Kate (barque)
  Breadalbane (ship)
  Neva (ship)
  Circular Saw Line
  
• Subject
  Art, Colonial--New South Wales.
  Clipper ships.
  
• Topic
  harbours
  barques
  schooners (ships)
  
• Place
  Sydney Harbour (N.S.W.)
  Sydney Heads (N.S.W.)
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3292641

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