Half Model of a 4-Gun Schooner

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1810

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een tweemaster. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van het hek, geen zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning, kiel met hieling. Zeeg naar achteren oplopend, één barkhout en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant. Schaal ca. 1:48. De schaal weergegeven op het model is in Amsterdamse voeten.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-387
  • Dimensionsheight 25.2 cm x width 81.2 cm x depth 11 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 4-Gun Schooner

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-387

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een tweemaster. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van het hek, geen zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning, kiel met hieling. Zeeg naar achteren oplopend, één barkhout en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant. Schaal ca. 1:48. De schaal weergegeven op het model is in Amsterdamse voeten.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • label, bottom right: ‘387’ former inventory label
    • scale, top centre: paper scale in Amsterdam feet

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Rotterdam (possibly)

  • Dating

    c. 1780 - c. 1810

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 25.2 cm x width 81.2 cm x depth 11 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 4-Gun Schooner

? Rotterdam, c. 1780 - c. 1810

Inscriptions

  • scale, top centre: paper scale in Amsterdam feet
  • label, bottom right:387 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-387

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. At the bow, the bowsprit is supported by a knee and a knighthead is positioned next to it. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. Below the stern a straight, square-headed rudder is indicated. The sheer rises to the rear. One wale and a sheer rail are indicated, both are painted black. The hull is S-bottomed and painted white below the waterline. The position of three masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form. Both masts rake considerably.

The description of the armament was taken from Obreen’s catalogue.1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 387.

Scale (on model) approx. 1:48.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 387

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 4-Gun Schooner, Rotterdam, c. 1780 - c. 1810', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053698

(accessed 3 augustus 2026 22:00:45 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 387.