Half model of a Dutch kof

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (bakboord) van een driemaster. Opvallend is het grote aantal spantmallen. De huid boven het barkhout is gesloten. Rond achterschip; recht roer met helmstok over het dek. De zeeg loopt op naar beide uiteinden, één barkhout. Rondspant met platte bodem. Schaal ca. 1:36 (afgeleid).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-977
  • Dimensionsheight 35.5 cm x length 111 cm x width 13 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Half model of a Dutch kof
    • Half Model of a Koff

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-977

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (bakboord) van een driemaster. Opvallend is het grote aantal spantmallen. De huid boven het barkhout is gesloten. Rond achterschip; recht roer met helmstok over het dek. De zeeg loopt op naar beide uiteinden, één barkhout. Rondspant met platte bodem. Schaal ca. 1:36 (afgeleid).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label: ‘KOF LANG 115 Vt.’
    • label, bottom left: ‘977’ former inventory label

  • 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 35.5 cm x length 111 cm x width 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 Koff

Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label:KOF LANG 115 Vt.
  • label, bottom left:977 former inventory label

Conservation

  • Ab Hoving, september 2008: woodworm treatment

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-977

Entry

Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the port 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. Above the wale the side is planked. The model has a round bow and stern. The stem is curved, the sternpost is straight and fitted with a broad rudder and a hand tiller. The sheer rises towards both ends. One wale is indicated, painted black. The hull is round with a flat bottom and painted white below the waterline. The position of three masts is shown in a truncated form.

A remarkable feature is the large number of frame moulds used in the model.

Scale (derived) approx. 1:36.

Literature

J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 977

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Koff, 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/20054050

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