Half Model of a Poon

anonymous, c. 1798

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een eenmaster. Rond achterschip, breed roer met versierde roerkop en helmstok over dek. De zeeg loopt naar beide uiteinden op, barkhout doorlopend op voor- en achtersteven. Rondspant.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-464
  • Dimensionsheight 18.9 cm x width 71.8 cm x depth 9.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a Poon

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-464

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een eenmaster. Rond achterschip, breed roer met versierde roerkop en helmstok over dek. De zeeg loopt naar beide uiteinden op, barkhout doorlopend op voor- en achtersteven. Rondspant.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • label, bottom right: ‘464’ former inventory label
    • inscription, top centre, on an oval black label: ‘2 / ROTTERDAM. / GB: 1798.’

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Rotterdam

  • Dating

    c. 1798

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 18.9 cm x width 71.8 cm x depth 9.5 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

Documentation

  • Jaarverslag Vereniging Nederlands Historisch Scheepvaartmuseum (1971-1972), p. 66-70.

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anonymous

Half Model of a Poon

Rotterdam, c. 1798

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on an oval black label:2 / ROTTERDAM. / GB: 1798.
  • label, bottom right:464 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-464

Entry

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

The side of the vessel is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. The stern is round and fitted with a broad rudder with a decorated rudder head and a hand tiller. The sheer rises towards both ends. One black-painted wale is indicated and it continues on the stem and sternpost. The hull is round and painted white below the waterline.

Scale unknown.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 464; JAARVERSLAG VERENIGING NEDERLANDS HISTORISCH SCHEEPVAARTMUSEUM 1971-1972, pp. 66-70

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Poon, Rotterdam, c. 1798', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/200315783

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