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A portrait of the tea clipper ‘The Tweed’ shown broadside-on. She was owned by Captain John Willis and in 1869 he commissioned a composite-built tea clipper that he hoped would outstrip all others, including the newly built ‘Thermopylae’. He enlisted the talents of a young designer, Hercules Linton, a partner in the recently established firm of Scott & Linton at Dumbarton. Captain Willis was so impressed with the performance of his favourite vessel, ‘The Tweed’, whose lines were reputedly descended from those of a French frigate, that he aimed to develop a new ship building on her strengths. Linton was taken to see ‘The Tweed’ in dry dock, and it is certain that her lines influenced his design to some extent. Thus she was the inspiration for the design of the most famous tea clipper, ‘Cutty Sark’ who was given a very lean bow.
Title
The Ship ‘The Tweed’
Date
19th C
Medium
oil on board
Measurements
H 45.5 x W 59.6 cm
Accession number
BHC3663
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
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