THE PRIDE OF BELFAST (1912)
Quite possibly the most famous ship in the world. Built with Edwardian vanity and pride to be the world’s largest, most extravagant ship. Over 3 million wrought iron rivets stitched her steel plates together, each one confidently hammered home by hand. But from the very first rivet her fate was almost certainly sealed. Wrought iron rivets allowed the plates too much movement when she struck the ice. They proved to be her Achilles’ heel.
‘…And as the smart ship grew,
In stature, grace and hue,
In shadowy silent distance grew the Iceberg too….’
Thomas Hardy. 'Convergence of the Twain.' 1915
‘…And as the smart ship grew,
In stature, grace and hue,
In shadowy silent distance grew the Iceberg too….’
Thomas Hardy. 'Convergence of the Twain.' 1915
TITLE: Pride of Belfast (1912)
PRODUCTION DATE: 2017
DIMENSIONS: 39 x 27.5 " | 100 X 70 cm
MEDIUM: Textile / Art Quilt
MATERIALS
Dye discharge, print, rust, acrylic paint on cotton
100cm x 70cm
EXHIBITION HISTORY
International Biennale d'Art Textile, Beaujolais, France
STATUS
Private Collection
PRODUCTION DATE: 2017
DIMENSIONS: 39 x 27.5 " | 100 X 70 cm
MEDIUM: Textile / Art Quilt
MATERIALS
Dye discharge, print, rust, acrylic paint on cotton
100cm x 70cm
EXHIBITION HISTORY
International Biennale d'Art Textile, Beaujolais, France
STATUS
Private Collection