A SMALL MIRROR-BACKED HALF MODEL OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC LINER EMPRESS OF JAPAN, AS FITTED AS AN ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER, 1914

the hull carved from the solid with white topsides and linings, scored decks with carved and brass fittings, racked funnels and cutaway masts, mounted on a back-silvered mirror in glass-fronted case -- 8 x 29 x 3½in. (20 x 73.5 x 9cm.)

Built by Naval Construction & Armaments at Barrow in 1890 for the famed Canadian Pacific line, Empress of Japan registered 5,905 tons. Blessed with the typically graceful lines CP were famed for, with her clipper bow sporting an Oriental dragon (now preserved in Canada) and luxurious interiors for her 160 1st Class and 40 2nd Class passengers, she also had room for up to 600 Steerage in more basic accommodation. Her twin triple-expansion engines produced a swift 16-knots which ensured she held the record for Pacific crossings for over two decades. Surviving the Great War as an armed merchant cruiser, she returned to service as before but was beginning to show her age. After a stint as an accommodation vessel in Vancouver Harbour, she was paid off in 1926 and much of her fine interior was salvaged by local homeowners.

Condition Report

Good overall condition. Replacement mirror.

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