Half Model of a Pilot Cutter

anonymous, 1851 - 1852

Geheel beplankt blokmodel (stuurboord) van een eenmast kotter. Verticale voorsteven. Elliptisch hek met plat hekkebord, versierd met lofwerk; roer met ronde roerkoning (Amerikaans roer) en afgerond roerblad. De zeeg loopt naar voren op, één barkhout. V-vormig onderwaterschip. Schaal 1:40 (volgens Obreen).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-471
  • Dimensionsheight 21 cm x width 62.1 cm x depth 10 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a Pilot Cutter

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-471

  • Description

    Geheel beplankt blokmodel (stuurboord) van een eenmast kotter. Verticale voorsteven. Elliptisch hek met plat hekkebord, versierd met lofwerk; roer met ronde roerkoning (Amerikaans roer) en afgerond roerblad. De zeeg loopt naar voren op, één barkhout. V-vormig onderwaterschip. Schaal 1:40 (volgens Obreen).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, top centre: ‘Vlissingen Loodskotter Nº 3.’
    • label, bottom right: ‘471’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Flushing

  • Dating

    1851 - 1852

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 21 cm x width 62.1 cm x depth 10 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 Pilot Cutter

Flushing, 1851 - 1852

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre:Vlissingen Loodskotter Nº 3.
  • label, bottom right:471 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-471

Entry

Fully planked wooden half block model of the starboard side of a single-masted cutter, mounted on a rectangular, white-painted wooden backboard with a stand.

The side of the ship is planked. The stem is vertical. The stern is elliptical and has a flat transom, decorated with foliage. Below the stern a round-headed rudder with a rounded blade is positioned. The sheer rises forward. One wale is indicated. The hull is V-shaped. The keel drops significantly towards the stern. The position of a single mast is shown in a truncated form.

Scale (according to Obreen)1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 471. 1:40.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 471

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Pilot Cutter, Flushing, 1851 - 1852', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053766

(accessed 7 augustus 2026 20:48:56 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 471.