Model of a Maintop

anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1800

Model van een grote mars, aan de voorkant afgerond, ondersteund door langszalings en drie dwarszalings. De marsvloer is dichtgemaakt.

  • Artwork typedemonstration model
  • Object numberNG-MC-160
  • Dimensionsheight 2.1 cm x width 18.2 cm x depth 18.1 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Model of a Maintop

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-160

  • Description

    Model van een grote mars, aan de voorkant afgerond, ondersteund door langszalings en drie dwarszalings. De marsvloer is dichtgemaakt.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    label, bottom centre: ‘160’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1750 - c. 1800

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 2.1 cm x width 18.2 cm x depth 18.1 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

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anonymous

Model of a Maintop

Netherlands, c. 1750 - c. 1800

Inscriptions

  • label, bottom centre:160 former inventory label

Provenance

...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

Object number: NG-MC-160

Entry

Construction model of a maintop, rounded at the front, supported by two trestletrees and three crosstrees. The decking is closed. The model is rather crude and similar to model NG-MC-166.

According to Obreen this is an old design.1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 160.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 160

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Model of a Maintop, Netherlands, c. 1750 - c. 1800', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053501

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Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 160.