Half Model of a Merchantman

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Geen dekken of geschutpoorten zijn aangegeven. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg naar voren en naar achter oplopend, twee barkhouten en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant. Schaal ca. 1:44 (afgeleid).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-970
  • Dimensionsheight 31.3 cm x width 106.1 cm x depth 14.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a Merchantman

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-970

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Geen dekken of geschutpoorten zijn aangegeven. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg naar voren en naar achter oplopend, twee barkhouten en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant. Schaal ca. 1:44 (afgeleid).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label: ‘KOOPVAARDIJFREGAT LANG / 125 Vt.’
    • label, bottom right: ‘970’ former inventory label

  • 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 31.3 cm x width 106.1 cm x depth 14.5 cm

This work is about

  • 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 Merchantman

? Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label:KOOPVAARDIJFREGAT LANG / 125 Vt.
  • label, bottom right:970 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-970

Entry

Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the starboard 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. The forecastle and quarterdeck are outlined by ribbands. The bow features an empty beakhead with two cheeks. 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 three masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form.

Scale (derived) approx. 1:44.

Literature

J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 970

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/20054043

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