• Title
  Divine Service on the quarterdeck of H.C.S ‘Mss. Of Ely’, [ca. 1825] / [watercolour probably by Anthony Pierce Allen]
• Call number
  ML 1467
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  [ca. 1825]
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Drawings
• Reference code
  1382233
• Physical Description
  1 drawing - watercolour - 18 x 22.3 cm
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  The prefix "H.C.S." ("Honorable Company's Ship") was used for East Indiaman as a general name for any sailing ship operating under charter or licence to any of the East India Companies of the major European trading powers of the 17th through the 19th centuries.
  The Marchioness of Ely, launched in February 1812, was built for Sir Robert Wigram. The ship is reported to have made nine voyages to India and China, ending up under the command of Captain Charles Edward Mangles before being broken up in 1829.
  
  It is suggested that the artist may be one Anthony Pierce Allen, a naval officer, whose illustrated journals have been available in the past. These journals include a similar painting of life on board the Marchioness of Ely.
  
  Reference:
  Library correspondence file.
• Scope and Content
  A watercolour drawing depicting a religious service on the quarterdeck of the Marchioness of Ely, an East Indiaman during the 1820's. The church service is an Anglican Divine Service.
  
  
  
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright:
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Description source
  
  Watercolour in inscribed in lower left corner "HMS MSS of Ely".
  Watercolour is pasted on sheet that is inscribed with title.
• Date note
  
  No date. Dates based on active service of ship.
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Allen, Anthony Pierce
  
• Name
  Marchioness of Ely (ship)
  
• Subject
  Seafaring life.
  
• Topic
  decks (ships)
  merchant navy
  religious ceremonies
  sailors
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE8871927

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