Half Model of a Poon

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een eenmaster. De huid boven het barkhout is gesloten. Rond achterschip; breed roer met versierde roerkop en helmstok over het dek. De zeeg loopt op naar beide uiteinden, één barkhout. Rondspant.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-981
  • Dimensionsheight 22 cm x width 65.4 cm x depth 9.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a Poon

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-981

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een eenmaster. De huid boven het barkhout is gesloten. Rond achterschip; breed roer met versierde roerkop en helmstok over het dek. De zeeg loopt op naar beide uiteinden, één barkhout. Rondspant.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    label, bottom right: ‘981’ 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 22 cm x width 65.4 cm x depth 9.2 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

Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Inscriptions

  • label, bottom right:981 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-981

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 ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. Above the wale the side is planked. Then model has a round bow and stern. The stem is curved. The sternpost is straight and fitted with a broad rudder with a decorated head and a hand tiller. The sheer rises towards both ends. One wale is indicated, painted black. The hull is round and painted white below the waterline. The position of a single mast is shown in a truncated form.

Scale unknown.

Literature

J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 981; Jaarverslag Vereniging Nederlands Historisch Scheepvaartmuseum 1971-1972, pp. 66-70

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Poon, 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/20054052

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