Half Model of a Koff

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een tweemaster. Rond achterschip; recht roer met versierde roerkop en helmstok over het dek. De zeeg loopt op naar beide uiteinden, één barkhout. Rondspant met platte bodem. De voormast helt achterover, de boegspriet ligt naast de voorsteven. Schaal ca. 1:28 (schaal op model).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-978
  • Dimensionsdepth 13.1 cm, height 33.9 cm, height 31.4 cm x width 106.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

anonymous

Half Model of a Koff

Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label:KOF LANG 85 Vt
  • inscription, on the back:KOF L-85 V
  • label, bottom left:978 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-978

Entry

Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the starboard side of a two-masted vessel, mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard.

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. The model has a round bow and stern. The stem is curved. The sternpost is straight and fitted with a broad rudder with a decorated head and a hand tiller. The sheer rises towards both ends. One wale is indicated, painted black. The hull is round with a flat bottom and painted white below the waterline. The position of two masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form. The foremast is raked, the bowsprit lies next to the stem.

Scale (on model) approx. 1:28.

Literature

J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 978

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Koff, 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/200316007

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