Half Model of a 16-Gun Brig

anonymous, 1780 - 1825

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een tweemaster. Acht geschutpoorten op één dek. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg naar achteren iets oplopend, één barkhout. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-351
  • Dimensionsheight 31 cm x width 90.6 cm x depth 13 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 16-Gun Brig

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-351

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een tweemaster. Acht geschutpoorten op één dek. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg naar achteren iets oplopend, één barkhout. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    label, bottom right: ‘351’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    1780 - 1825

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 31 cm x width 90.6 cm x depth 13 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

Half Model of a 16-Gun Brig

Netherlands, 1780 - 1825

Inscriptions

  • label, bottom right:351 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-351

Entry

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

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. Eight white, framed gun ports are situated on one continuous deck; one gun port is damaged. The sheer rises towards the stern. One wale is indicated. The bow features an empty beakhead. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. Below the stern a straight, square-headed rudder is indicated. The hull is S-bottomed and painted white below the waterline. The keel drops towards the stern. The position of two masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form.

Scale unknown.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 351

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 16-Gun Brig, Netherlands, 1780 - 1825', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053664

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