Half Model of a 44-Gun Frigate

anonymous, c. 1800

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Vier en twintig poorten (geschat) verdeeld over twee dekken. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf met poort, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning en kiel met hieling. De zeeg loopt iets op aan beide uiteinden, twee barkhouten en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-314
  • Dimensionsheight 43 cm x width 154 cm x depth 20.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 44-Gun Frigate

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-314

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Vier en twintig poorten (geschat) verdeeld over twee dekken. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf met poort, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning en kiel met hieling. De zeeg loopt iets op aan beide uiteinden, twee barkhouten en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    label, bottom right: ‘314’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1800

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 43 cm x width 154 cm x depth 20.5 cm

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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 44-Gun Frigate

Netherlands, c. 1800

Inscriptions

  • label, bottom right:314 former inventory label

Conservation

  • Ab Hoving, november 2009: minor repairs

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-314

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. An estimated twenty-four gun ports were once indicated by white frames in two tiers, but most are now damaged or missing. The forecastle and quarterdeck are outlined and have square hances, the waist is open. The sheer rises slightly towards both ends. One wale and a sheer rail are indicated, both are painted black. The bow features an empty beakhead and two cheeks, which are positioned directly on the beakhead. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. The model does not have a taffrail or quarter galleries. Below the stern a straight, square-headed rudder is indicated. 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.

According to Obreen this design of a 44-gun frigate dates from the early nineteenth century.1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 314.

Scale unknown.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 314

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 44-Gun Frigate, Netherlands, c. 1800', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053627

(accessed 3 augustus 2026 20:06:20 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 314.