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Summary
Black-list Men, mustering for water grog. HMS Chesapeake
Artist
Lt. Col. William Godfrey Rayson Masters R.M.
Title
Black-list Men, mustering for water grog. HMS Chesapeake
Description
English: Black-list men, mustering for water grog. HMS Chesapeake, 1858
A punishment in the British Navy during the days of sail, inflicted on seamen found guilty of neglect or drunkenness. It consisted of their daily tot of grog being diluted with six parts of water instead of the normal three. It was a punishment that fell into disuse around the start of the 20th century.
Taken from an album of sixty-five works on paper documenting Masters' 1857-1861 expedition from England to Southeast Asia with the Royal Marines, on board HMS Chesapeake.
Lot number: /27097/lot/5/
Depicted place
HMS Chesapeake (1855)
Date
1858
date QS:P571,+1858-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
watercolour
Dimensions
33.5 x 52 x 5cm (13 3/16 x 20 1/2 x 2in) (album size)
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