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A cabin on a ship c. 1879

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c. 1879

Description

A watercolour showing a view of a cabin on a ship, probably the SS Polynesian. Two bunks are shown behind the open door to the left. A male figure is shown laying in each bunk. A wash stand is shown to the right, with a mirror above.
Inscribed lower right: RS
Russell Stephenson was an old school friend of Princess Louise's husband John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne. Stephenson and his wife were living in Canada around the time Lorne was appointed Governor-General and the two couples often socialised together.
The SS Polynesian was an Allan Line steamship which sailed between Liverpool and Montreal on a regular basis.
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil and watercolour', 'pencil, watercolour'