Half Model of a 32-Gun Frigate

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Eén geschutdek met veertien geschutpoorten. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg aan beide uiteinden iets oplopend, twee berghouten en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant. Schaal ca. 1:55 (afgeleid).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-297
  • Dimensionsheight 33.4 cm x width 114 cm x depth 13.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 32-Gun Frigate

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-297

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Eén geschutdek met veertien geschutpoorten. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg aan beide uiteinden iets oplopend, twee berghouten en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant. Schaal ca. 1:55 (afgeleid).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, on the back: ‘Lang-160 Vt / 40-Se’
    • label, on the back: wooden scale
    • inscription, top centre, on a square black metal label: ‘FREGAT LANG 160 Vt / WIJDT 44 Vt / A 32 STUKKEN’
    • label, bottom right: former inventory label

  • 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 33.4 cm x width 114 cm x depth 13.5 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 32-Gun Frigate

Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a square black metal label:FREGAT LANG 160 Vt / WIJDT 44 Vt / A 32 STUKKEN
  • inscription, on the back:Lang-160 Vt / 40-Se
  • label, on the back: wooden scale
  • label, bottom right: former inventory label

Conservation

  • Davina Jakobi, augustus 2015: minor repairs

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-297

Entry

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

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. Fourteen gun ports are indicated by white frames on one continuous gun deck, some of which are damaged. The model does not indicate any details of the forecastle or quarterdeck. The sheer rises slightly towards both ends. Two wales and a sheer rail are indicated, all are painted black. The bow features an empty beakhead with two cheeks positioned directly on the beakhead and a black knighthead. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. The model does not have a taffrail or quarter galleries. It has a straight square-headed rudder. The hull is S-bottomed and is painted white below the waterline. The position of three masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form.

Scale (derived) approx. 1:55.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 297

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 32-Gun Frigate, 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/20053614

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