Half Model of a 14-Gun Brig

anonymous, c. 1804

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord). Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg naar voor en achter iets oplopend, één barkhout. Iets gepiekt rondspant. Tuig niet aangegeven.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-365
  • Dimensionsheight 23.8 cm x width 85.5 cm x depth 9.7 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 14-Gun Brig

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-365

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord). Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg naar voor en achter iets oplopend, één barkhout. Iets gepiekt rondspant. Tuig niet aangegeven.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    label, bottom right: ‘365’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1804

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 23.8 cm x width 85.5 cm x depth 9.7 cm

Explanatory note

  • Er is geen brik Meeuw uit 1804, waarmee Obreen dit model identificeert, in de bronnen teruggevonden.

This work is about

  • 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

Half Model of a 14-Gun Brig

Netherlands, c. 1804

Inscriptions

  • label, bottom right:365 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-365

Entry

Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the starboard side of a ship, mounted on a rectangular black, wooden backboard.

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. The sheer rises towards both ends. One wale is indicated and painted black. The bow features a knee and a large bollard timber. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. Below the stern a straight, square-headed rudder is indicated. The hull is slightly S-bottomed and painted white below the waterline.

The model is rather basic and crude compared to other half models from the Navy Model Room.

This model was identified by Obreen as the brig Meeuw of 1804,1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 365. but no documentation of such a vessel has been found in the Navy records.

Scale unknown.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 365

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 14-Gun Brig, Netherlands, c. 1804', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053677

(accessed 3 augustus 2026 21:57:09 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 365.