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South Shields Museum and Art Gallery
South Shields
Title
The Invention of the Lifeboat
Date
1896
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 109.1 x W 92.2 cm
Accession number
TWCMS : G5211
Acquisition method
purchased from the artist, 1898
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
R Hedley//1896; INVENTION OF THE LIFEBOAT.'//BY//RALPH HEDLEY. 1896..; PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE SUBSCRIBERS BY J. M. MOORE ESQ. J.P.,//-TO THE-//SOUTH SHIELDS PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMITTEE.//-AUGUST 25TH 1898. -
South Shields Museum and Art Gallery
Ocean Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear NE33 2JA England
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