Half Model of a Fishing Boat

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (bakboord) van een eenmast platbodem. Rond achterschip, geen hek; breed roer met helmstok over dek. Zeeg naar beide einden oplopend, één barkhout. Platbodem. Schaal ca. 1:24 (afgeleid).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-982
  • Dimensionsheight 26.5 cm x width 72.9 cm x depth 12.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a Fishing Boat

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-982

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (bakboord) van een eenmast platbodem. Rond achterschip, geen hek; breed roer met helmstok over dek. Zeeg naar beide einden oplopend, één barkhout. Platbodem. Schaal ca. 1:24 (afgeleid).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label: ‘VISSCHUYT LANG 44 Vt.’
    • label, bottom right: ‘982’ former inventory label
    • inscription, on the back: ‘VISSCHUYT L44V’

  • 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 26.5 cm x width 72.9 cm x depth 12.5 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 Fishing Boat

Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label:VISSCHUYT LANG 44 Vt.
  • inscription, on the back:VISSCHUYT L44V
  • label, bottom right:982 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-982

Entry

Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the port 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. The model has a round bow and stern. The stem is curved. The sternpost is straight and fitted with a broad rudder with a hand tiller. The sheer rises towards both ends. One wale is indicated, painted black. The hull is flat-bottomed and painted white below the waterline. The position of a single mast is shown in a truncated form. The foremast is raked, the bowsprit lies next to the stem.

This model carries a label with an incorrect catalogue number: 402 instead of 982. The inscriptions led to the current conclusive identification.

Scale (derived) approx. 1:24.

Literature

J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 982

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Fishing Boat, 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/20054053

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