Tea Clipper CUTTY SARK - Original Wood (26)

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Original Pine Plank section from the Clipper CUTTY SARK This is an Original piece of pine planking removed from the Cutty Sark during restoration in the 2007 and before the fire on board destroyed all the original wood remaining. This piece is approx. 11.5 cm x 11.5 cm. This original piece has been cut from a pine plank removed from the clipper. The back of the wood is "clean" light coloured wood but the top surface and sides have been covered in some sort of brown/black pitch or tar, probably to waterproof the wood. This piece of pine has a unique "sherbet" smell. See Photo. The piece comes with a Certificate of Provenance. (26) A nice unusual item from the most Famous Tea Clipper still in existence. See similar and related items in my e-bay shop. The Cutty Sark is a merchant Clipper Ship, built in 1869 and the last clipper to be built for that purpose. She also served as a training ship until put on public display in 1954. She is now preserved in a dry dock at Greenwich, London and was severely damaged by a fire in May 2007 undergoing extensive restoration. The Cutty Sark was designed by Hercules Linton and built in 1869 at Dumbarton, Scotland by the firm of Scott & Linton for Captain John "Jock" "White Hat" Willis. She was launched on 22 Novemeber 1869. Cutty Sark was destined for the tea trade, which in the late 1 read more

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