File:Unpacking a bale of silk recovered from the wreck of the P&O steamer Ava, March 1858.jpg
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Summary
| Unpacking a bale of silk recovered from the wreck of the P.& O. steamer Ava, March 1858 | |
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| Artist |
Lt. Col. William Godfrey Rayson Masters R.M. |
| Title |
Unpacking a bale of silk recovered from the wreck of the P.& O. steamer Ava, March 1858 |
| Description |
English: Unpacking a bale of silk recovered by HMS Chesapeake from the wreck of the P&O steamer Ava, March 1858 Taken from an album of sixty-five works on paper documenting Masters' 1857-1861 expedition from England to Southeast Asia with the Royal Marines, on board HMS Chesapeake. |
| Depicted place | 15 miles north of Trincomalee, Ceylon |
| Date | 1858 |
| Medium | watercolour |
| Dimensions | 33.5 x 52 x 5cm (13 3/16 x 20 1/2 x 2in) (album size) |
| Source/Photographer | https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/27097/lot/5/ |
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| current | 17:30, 6 September 2021 | | 5,026 × 2,880 (2.52 MB) | Broichmore | Improved definition |
| 12:56, 3 September 2021 |  | 1,026 × 588 (113 KB) | Broichmore | {{Artwork |artist = Lt. Col. William Godfrey Rayson Masters R.M. |author = |title = Unpacking a bale of silk recovered from the wreck of the P.& O. steamer Ava, March 1858 |description ={{en|1=Unpacking a bale of silk recovered by HMS Chesapeake from the wreck of the P&O steamer Ava, March 1858<br /> Taken from an album of sixty-five works on paper documenting Masters' 1857-1861 expedition from England to Southeast Asia with the Royal Marines, on b... |
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