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

AcquisitionPurchased in 1998.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Object numberABDAG001197

Keywords

Schooner

About MeThis painting of the schooner Smithfield is by Arthur Smith (1814-1882). The vessel was built in 1842 at the Duthie shipyard for the Aberdeen Lime Company. This schooner sailed in the coasting trade from Aberdeen until its wreck in 1878.

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.