The British Steamer Strathleven
66.04 cms x 101.6 cms (26 ins x 40 ins)
Signed with initials and dated 1876
made in 1876
Lot offered for sale by A.H.Wilkens, Toronto at the auction event "AUGUST 23rd SESSION I: FINE & DECORATIVE ARTS AUCTION" held on Tue, Aug 23, 2022.
Lot 1153
Lot 1153
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $5,000
Realised: CAD $2,880
Realised: CAD $2,880
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
CHARLES KEITH MILLER (British, 1836-1907)
The British Steamer Strathleven
Oil on canvas
Signed with initials and dated 1876
Size: 26 x 40 in.
Strathleven, along with Dunedin, was central to the nascent frozen meat trade during the 19th century. She was built in 1875, also in Glasgow, by Blackwood and Gordon for Burrell and Son; she, however, was an iron steamer. She had a gross tonnage of 2436 and was 320 ft long.
In 1880, Strathleven sailed from Australia to the UK with a cargo of frozen meat, 50 tons of frozen beef and mutton, which was the first time this had been achieved. The vessel was abandoned in 1901 when she damaged by a storm. She was en route to Barcelona with a cargo of phosphorous.
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