Half Model of an 8-Gun Brig

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1825

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een tweemaster. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg naar achteren iets oplopend, één barkhout. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-354
  • Dimensionsheight 25.9 cm x width 90 cm x depth 12.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of an 8-Gun Brig

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-354

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een tweemaster. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg naar achteren iets oplopend, één barkhout. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    label, bottom right: ‘354’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1780 - c. 1825

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 25.9 cm x width 90 cm x depth 12.3 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 an 8-Gun Brig

Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1825

Inscriptions

  • label, bottom right:354 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-354

Entry

Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the starboard side of a two-masted ship, mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard.

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. The sheer rises towards the stern. One wale and a sheer rail are indicated, both are painted black. The bow features an empty beakhead. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. Below the stern a straight, square-headed rudder is indicated. The hull is S-bottomed and painted white below the waterline. The position of two 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. 354

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of an 8-Gun Brig, Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1825', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053667

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