Half Model of a Frigate

anonymous, 1780 - 1825

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Vier en twintig geschutpoorten verdeeld over drie dekken. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg aan beide uiteinden oplopend, één berghout en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-284
  • Dimensionsheight 31.5 cm x width 127.2 cm x depth 14.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a Frigate

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-284

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Vier en twintig geschutpoorten verdeeld over drie dekken. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg aan beide uiteinden oplopend, één berghout en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    label, bottom right: ‘284’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    1780 - 1825

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 31.5 cm x width 127.2 cm x depth 14.5 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 Frigate

Netherlands, 1780 - 1825

Inscriptions

  • label, bottom right:284 former inventory label

Conservation

  • Ab Hoving, november 2009: minor repairs; retouched

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-284

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, painted white below the waterline. Twenty-four gun ports are indicated by white frames on the upper deck and quarterdeck, some are damaged or missing. The forecastle and quarterdeck are outlined by ribbands with square hances. The sheer rises towards both ends. One wale and the sheer rail are indicated, both are painted black. The bow features an empty beakhead with two cheeks 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. It has a straight square-headed rudder. The hull is slightly S-bottomed. The position of three masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form.

Scale unknown.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 284

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Frigate, Netherlands, 1780 - 1825', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053601

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