Half Model of a 3-Gun Gunboat

anonymous, c. 1798

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een eenmast platbodem. Eén geschutpoort in de boeg. Rond achterschip, breed roer met helmstok over dek; roerkop versierd met bloemmotief. De zeeg loopt naar voren en achter op, één barkhout.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-420
  • Dimensionsheight 15.7 cm x width 74.3 cm x depth 9.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 3-Gun Gunboat

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-420

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een eenmast platbodem. Eén geschutpoort in de boeg. Rond achterschip, breed roer met helmstok over dek; roerkop versierd met bloemmotief. De zeeg loopt naar voren en achter op, één barkhout.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription, top centre, on an oval black label: ‘10 / CANONNEER / BOOT. 3 St: / GB: 1798.’

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1798

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 15.7 cm x width 74.3 cm x depth 9.5 cm

Explanatory note

  • Volgens Obreen had deze kanonneerboot een bezaanstuig.

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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 3-Gun Gunboat

Netherlands, c. 1798

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on an oval black label:10 / CANONNEER / BOOT. 3 St: / GB: 1798.

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-420

Entry

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

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. One gun port is indicated, next to the bowsprit. The sheer rises towards both ends. One wale is indicated, painted black. The stern is round and fitted with a broad rudder with a hand tiller decorated with a flower motif. The hull is flat-bottomed and painted white below the waterline. The position of one mast and the bowsprit are shown in a truncated form. The mainmast is raked.

According to Obreen this type of gunboat had a brigantine rig.1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 420.

Scale unknown.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 420

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 3-Gun Gunboat, Netherlands, c. 1798', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053726

(accessed 7 augustus 2026 16:52:06 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 420.