Half Model of a Jolly Boat

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een roeiboot. Platte spiegel. De zeeg loopt op naar beide uiteinden. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-434
  • Dimensionsheight 14 cm x width 47 cm x depth 5.7 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a Jolly Boat

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-434

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een roeiboot. Platte spiegel. De zeeg loopt op naar beide uiteinden. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    label, bottom left: ‘434’ 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 14 cm x width 47 cm x depth 5.7 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 Jolly Boat

Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Inscriptions

  • label, bottom left:434 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-434

Entry

Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the starboard side of a jolly boat, mounted on a rectangular black, wooden backboard.

The side of the vessel is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. The model has a pointed bow; the stern has a square tuck with a transom. The stempost is curved, the sternpost is straight. The sheer rises towards both ends. The wale is painted black. The hull is round and is painted white below the wale.

Scale unknown.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 434

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Jolly Boat, 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/20053737

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