SAILOR’S WOOLIE OF THE “AUSTRALASIAN” , proud liner of the Aberdeen White Star Line, Astralasian carried emigrants and First-class passengers to Australia and the southern Orient in the late 1880s & 1890s. This colorful period woolwork picture depicts the steaming vessel near “South Sydney Heads” with its prominent lighthouse, with a man working the signal tower flag. Several sailors and passengers are shown onboard the ship as well. The ship flies the British red ensign and was built in 1884 by Robert Napier of Glasgow, signed lower left C.A. Young, circa 1888.
24.5 in. x 37.25 in. overall 30 in. x 42.75 in.
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