Looking up at the figurehead of Cutty Sark, on display at Greenwich

Date:
1960 - 1985
Location:
Cutty Sark, King William Walk, Greenwich, Greater London Authority
Reference:
LRM01/02/116
Type:
Photograph (Transparency)
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Description

Cutty Sark opened as a museum ship in 1954. The ship is named after Cutty-sark, the nickname given to a fictional witch in Robert Burns' poem 'Tam o'Shanter'. The figurehead depicts Cutty-sark snatching a horse's tail, which features in the poem.

Content

This is part of the Series: LRM01/02 Series Of Colour Transparencies; within the Collection: LRM01 Leonard Robin Mattock Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Mattock, Leonard Robin

Keywords

Human Figure, Victorian Watercraft, Mid 20th Century Museum, Water Transport