Half Model of a 14-Gun Cutter

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een eenmaster. Zeven geschutpoorten op één dek. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van het hek; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. De zeeg loopt naar achter en naar voren op, één barkhout. Gepiekt rondspant, scherp onderwaterschip, zeer veel stuurlast. Sterk achterover hellende mast. Schaal 1:40 (afgeleid).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-408
  • Dimensionsheight 30 cm x width 82.3 cm x depth 13 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 14-Gun Cutter

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-408

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een eenmaster. Zeven geschutpoorten op één dek. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van het hek; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. De zeeg loopt naar achter en naar voren op, één barkhout. Gepiekt rondspant, scherp onderwaterschip, zeer veel stuurlast. Sterk achterover hellende mast. Schaal 1:40 (afgeleid).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • label, bottom right: ‘408’ former inventory label
    • inscription, on the back: ‘KOTTER L80V’
    • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label: ‘KOTTER LANG 80 vt’

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1780 - c. 1820

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 30 cm x width 82.3 cm x depth 13 cm

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 Cutter

Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label:KOTTER LANG 80 vt
  • inscription, on the back:KOTTER L80V
  • label, bottom right:408 former inventory label

Conservation

  • Ab Hoving, 2010: restored

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-408

Entry

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

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. Seven gun ports are indicated by white frames indicating one continuous deck. The sheer rises towards both ends. One wale is indicated, painted black. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. Below the stern a straight, square-headed rudder is indicated. The hull is sharply S-bottomed, trimmed by the stern, and painted white below the waterline. The keel drops towards the stern. The position of a single mast and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form. The mainmast is raked considerably.

Scale (derived) approx. 1:40.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 408

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 14-Gun Cutter, 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/20053716

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