Posted by Mike Pell on August 01, 1999 at 07:25:20 in 199.235.127.250:
In Reply to: Re: Lifeboat Interiors posted by Bob Read on August 01, 1999 at 01:17:41:
: Mike:
: I'm not near my books at the moment but here's a couple of leads to follow. I know the photos, I just don't have the references at the moment.
: The first photo is of the Titanic's lifeboats collected at the harbor in New York. There are a number of White Star employees (I believe from the Olympic) who are standing in them) The photo is taken from above so you can see the interiors very clearly.
Yes that is the Illustrated History series I mentioned. Looking at those caused me to question Ken Marschall's rendition in Exploring The Titanic painting. If the interior is different from the gunwales (as it looks in I.H) then Ken's painting is incorrect. I.H. pics could be showing photo washout making it look different (hull knuckle debate!) so I was curious if indeed the photos are showing a difference and if the difference is there what is the nature of that difference knowing the hull was white, the gunwales dark brown, the interior is then ????
:As far as color goes these are b&w photos so all :you could gauge is shade.
FineArts (which I consider but don't trust as the final answer) shows them as grey inside with lighter brown seating. I'll scan that photo and save it as black and white then compare the shades to the I.H. photos. I am thinking the interiors might be cedar red. What were they constructed of?
: Another group of photos are those of the lifeboats coming alongside the Carpathia. The quality of these photos aren't as good as the first ones I described.
: The third I believe is in Triumph and Tragedy. It shows one of the Titanic's lifeboats being hoisted on deck. The boat is tipped so that the interior is visible.
: If you need specific references I'll do some digging.
It is important that I have the right colours for the project I am working on. If no one knows then I guess I can use whatever seems reasonable but I prefer what is correct if possible. Any help is appreciated.
Cheers, Mike