Half Model of a Launch

anonymous, 1780 - 1820

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (bakboord) van een sloep. Platte spiegel met hekkebord; breed roer met helmstok. De zeeg loopt op naar beide uiteinden, één barkhout; hol gestapelde kiel. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-453
  • Dimensionsheight 20 cm x width 97.8 cm x depth 13 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a Launch

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-453

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (bakboord) van een sloep. Platte spiegel met hekkebord; breed roer met helmstok. De zeeg loopt op naar beide uiteinden, één barkhout; hol gestapelde kiel. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    label, centre right: ‘453’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    1780 - 1820

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 20 cm x width 97.8 cm x depth 13 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 Launch

Netherlands, 1780 - 1820

Inscriptions

  • label, centre right:453 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-453

Entry

Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the port side of a launch, mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard.

The side of the vessel is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds, the gunwale is planked and painted red and yellow. It has a pointed bow, the stern has a square tuck and a flat transom. The stempost is curved, the sternpost is straight and fitted with a broad rudder. The sheer rises towards both ends, one wale is indicated and continuous around the tuck. The hull is S-bottomed and painted white below the waterline. The keel is slightly curved, rising at the ends.

Scale unknown.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 453

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Launch, Netherlands, 1780 - 1820', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053754

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