The "Smithfield"
Artist
Arthur Smith
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1814 - 1882)
Associated
Smithfield
Date1869
Object Namepainting
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 41.1 cm, Width: 74.3 cm
Frame: Height: 61.4 cm, Width: 94.3 cm
Frame: Height: 61.4 cm, Width: 94.3 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1998.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDAG001197
Keywords
The Aberdeen Lime Company was established in 1837, with company vessels generally carrying coal, lime and manure. Sailing vessels, such as Smithfield, also transported granite setts to London. These, covered with heather and wood chips, provided a floor for cattle also being shipped to London markets.
Smithfield caught fire at sea in 1875, while bringing lime from Sunderland to Aberdeen. The crew brought the badly damaged vessel into port; it was later sold to Daniel Mearns of Aberdeen.
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The Smithfield was a schooner built by Duthie's shipyard in Aberdeen for the Aberdeen Lime Company in 1842. She carried cargoes such as coal, stone and lime between Scotland and England until she was wrecked in 1878 after running aground on the Haighsborough Sands off the coast of Norfolk.
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