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OBJECT TYPE: oil on board/framed
DATE: 1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1713.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Sunderlands in Oban Harbour: Late Evening May Third, 1943
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: wooden board & frame; oil based paint; steel screws & nails; aluminum wire

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 38.8 cm
Width: 30.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 2.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Aldwinckle
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Scotland
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945)/ title indicates scene painted May 3, 1943/ dated 1943 by Artist
Canada: many Canadian airmen served with RCAF and RAF squadrons stationed in the area of Oban
Function: display
Technical: Sunderlands were used mainly for anti-submarine warfare over the Atlantic to protect convoys bound for Britain
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering hand written on canvas at lower left reads: "Aldwinckle/1943"; lettering hand written in pen on back reads: "SUNDERLANDS IN SCOTLAND OBAN HARBOUR/LATE EVENING MAY THIRD 1943/to Ross Thompson W/C/Royal Canadian Navy"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour image; light brown frame
Decoration: image shows tail sections of 5 Sunderland seaplanes on water with mountainous coastline in background

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Unknown Manufacturer, Painting, 1943, Artifact no. 1995.1713, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1713.001/

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