Half Model of a 36-Gun Frigate

anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1800

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Géén geschutpoorten of dekken aangegeven, alleen het halfdek en de bak door middel van gillingen. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf; hek, zijgalerij en roer niet aangegeven. Zeeg aan beide uiteinden iets oplopend, twee berghouten en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant. Schaal 1:48 (schaal op model).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-290
  • Dimensionsheight 31 cm x width 99 cm x depth 11.6 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 36-Gun Frigate

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-290

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Géén geschutpoorten of dekken aangegeven, alleen het halfdek en de bak door middel van gillingen. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf; hek, zijgalerij en roer niet aangegeven. Zeeg aan beide uiteinden iets oplopend, twee berghouten en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant. Schaal 1:48 (schaal op model).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • label, bottom right: ‘290’ former inventory label
    • scale, top left: paper scale in Amsterdam feet

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1750 - c. 1800

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 31 cm x width 99 cm x depth 11.6 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 36-Gun Frigate

Netherlands, c. 1750 - c. 1800

Inscriptions

  • scale, top left: paper scale in Amsterdam feet
  • label, bottom right:290 former inventory label

Conservation

  • Restauratieatelier Scheepsmodellen, 2009: restored
  • 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-290

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. The forecastle and quarterdeck are outlined by ribbands with square hances. The sheer rises slightly towards both ends. Two wales and the sheer rail are indicated, all are painted black. The bow features only a stempost and two large bollard timbers. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. The model does not have a taffrail, quarter galleries or a 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 (on model) 1:48.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 290

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 36-Gun Frigate, Netherlands, c. 1750 - c. 1800', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053607

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