Half Model of a Poon

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een platbodem. Rond achterschip, breed roer. De zeeg loopt naar beide uiteinden op, één barkhout doorlopend op voor- en achtersteven. Schaal ca. 1:24 (afgeleid).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-462
  • Dimensionsheight 22.5 cm x width 66.3 cm x depth 9.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

anonymous

Half Model of a Poon

Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label:POONTJE LANG 43 Vt
  • label, bottom right:462 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-462

Entry

Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the starboard side of a flat-bottomed inland water craft, mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard.

The side of the vessel is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. The stern is round and fitted with a broad rudder. The sheer rises towards both ends. One black-painted wale is indicated and it continues on the stem and sternpost. The hull is flat-bottomed and painted white below the waterline.

Scale (derived) approx. 1:24.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 462; JAARVERSLAG VERENIGING NEDERLANDS HISTORISCH SCHEEPVAARTMUSEUM 1971-1972, pp. 66-70

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Poon, Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053760

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