Signboard with a ship, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1799

Signboard with a ship, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1799

polychromy, h c.114cm × w c.107.5cm × d c.10cm More details

Shipyards are situated right on the waterfront, but are often hard to spot from the landward side because of the surrounding buildings. Thus in the past, shipyards – like many shops and homes – would display signboards or gable stones. These showed the name of the company, or the work carried out there. Naturally ships often featured on signboards for shipyards.

On display in room 0.13