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Site of the old submerged church of Kilnsea (image/jpeg) Enlarge Image

Key Information

Title:
Site of the old submerged church at Kilnsea
Object Name:
drawing
Artist / Maker:
Smith, Frederick Schultz
Date/Period:
1894
Location on Display:
Museum - Not Currently on display
Accession No:
KINCM:1981.415.97
Brief Description:
Pen and ink drawing that depicts the coastal landscape at Kilnsea by Frederick Schultz Smith (1860-1925), 1894. Three figures are visible in the foreground amongst the sand dunes. A small boat is drawen up on the shoreline with a masted sailing vessel visible on the horizon. The drawing is signed and dated by the artist at the lower left corner. Says in pencil on back 'Kilnsea / st of old submerged church'. The hamlet of Kilnsea stands almost on the very tip of Spurn Head. Always prone to errosion Kilnsea's church fell into the sea in 1831.

Physical Information

Material:
paper
Medium:
ink
Support:
paper

Dimensions:

Type Height Width Depth Diameter Weight
drawing 137[mm] 217[mm]