Half Model of a Merchantman

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een tweemaster. Geen dekken of geschutpoorten aangegeven. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning, de achtersteven loopt hoog door in de wulf. Zeeg naar voren en naar achter oplopend, één barkhout en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant. Schaal ca. 1:48 (afgeleid).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-972
  • Dimensionsheight 23.2 cm x length 85.1 cm x width 9.8 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a Merchantman

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-972

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een tweemaster. Geen dekken of geschutpoorten aangegeven. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning, de achtersteven loopt hoog door in de wulf. Zeeg naar voren en naar achter oplopend, één barkhout en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant. Schaal ca. 1:48 (afgeleid).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • label, bottom right: ‘972’ former inventory label
    • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label: ‘KOOPVAARDY BRIK LANG / 104 Vt’

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands (possibly)

  • Dating

    c. 1780 - c. 1820

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 23.2 cm x length 85.1 cm x width 9.8 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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  • Half Model of a Merchantman
  • Half Model of a Merchantman

anonymous

Half Model of a Merchantman

? Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label:KOOPVAARDY BRIK LANG / 104 Vt
  • label, bottom right:972 former inventory label

Conservation

  • Ab Hoving, 1990: woodworm treatment

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-972

Entry

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

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. The forecastle and quarterdeck are outlined by ribbands. The bow features an empty beakhead. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. The model does not have a taffrail or galleries. Below the stern a straight, square-headed rudder is indicated. The sheer rises towards both ends. One wale and a sheer rail are indicated, painted black. 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 (derived) approx. 1:48.

Literature

J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 972

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Merchantman, 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/20054045

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