CHINESE SCHOOL

CHINESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT OF THE CHINA TRADE CLIPPER "GOLDEN SPUR" inscribed, oil on canvas, 44.5 x 58cm, in the original Chinese wood frame The "Golden Spur" of Guernsey was the largest ship to be built on the island. It was launched at St Samson in 1864 by Miss Ellen Rougier for the owners G F Carrington & Co. The vessel established a record time of 90 days for a voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong in 1872. She was wrecked when she ran aground off Hong Kong in March 1879. In the present portrait the vessel is flying the Chinese flag for protection.