The Sailmaker ticketting the Hammocks on board the Pallas, Nov 74' [Bray album]

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Title
The Sailmaker ticketting the Hammocks on board the Pallas, Nov 74' [Bray album]
Reference
PAJ1992
Document Type
  • Artwork, Illustrations and Photographs
Date
Nov 1774
Description
A drawing of a sailmaker signed 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray). Men were issued with hammocks which bore a number indicating their place in the ship - quite literally since it was the space where the hammock would be slung and returned after airing (see PAJ1989) or being packed into the gunwale hammock nettings on deck where they were put in battle, as protection from small-arms fire. The head of the capstan indicates this is an upper-deck scene. The drawing also shows the working dress of a sailmaker - who was a specific warrant officer - and (presumably) his mate.
Theme
  • Everyday Life at Sea