a 19th century ship in a bottle. tinselling added a dramatic effect

tinselling added a dramatic effect  allowing the characters to glint in the candle light when a production was played out at home

southampton in 1972

breon set up his artist studio in a shed overlooking porthmeor beach

the landscape of cornwall being a key element in his work

the carte de visite is protected in a simple glass and metal frame that can be wall hung or surface mounted

a 19th century ship in a bottle. tinselling added a dramatic effecta 19th century ship in a bottle depicting a hybrid steam sail ship of the 1860's 70's. with a black painted carved wooden hull, carved masts and spars, cotton thread rigging and a centrally located painted wood red funnel with a black top, modelled sailing on a painted putty sea. the ship is housed in an oval bottle, the piece dating from the 1880's or earlier. the colour scheme of the funnel suggests that the ship has been modelled on a cunard