![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimVEKZjPkbKf5c5CsOOoAAYAtOdMyX3G6ZyS6IU5SEcy30-2IUyNkBgdmwQLskciH_UC-plpwnpHyPMAeKJKB4hA7MbHzzPZYJK_B2WG2sRQ_Pc7VLwzIV-SGOCpsizTty3iQwzqbtd1j/s1600/DRAWING+IRONCLAD+WARSHIP+CRIMEAN+WAR+1855.jpg)
Friday, July 22, 2011
things of another time ~ antique warship drawing
{inspiration...}
An original sketch of a warship with ink description on a period envelope dated 1855. Writing details an engagement in the Crimean War written by an observer who witnessed the first use of ironclads in warfare. {here}
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimVEKZjPkbKf5c5CsOOoAAYAtOdMyX3G6ZyS6IU5SEcy30-2IUyNkBgdmwQLskciH_UC-plpwnpHyPMAeKJKB4hA7MbHzzPZYJK_B2WG2sRQ_Pc7VLwzIV-SGOCpsizTty3iQwzqbtd1j/s1600/DRAWING+IRONCLAD+WARSHIP+CRIMEAN+WAR+1855.jpg)
Labels:
1800s,
calligraphy,
drawing,
Gecko Letter Opener,
things of another time,
warship
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This is so interesting - and look at that handwriting! Thanks for sharing. :)
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