Half Model of a Launch

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een sloep. Platte spiegel. De zeeg loopt op naar beide uiteinden. Gepiekt rondspant. Schaal ca. 1:22 (schaal op model). Volgens de schaal is deze jol 24 Amsterdamse voeten lang.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-440
  • Dimensionsheight 13.2 cm x width 41.5 cm x depth 7 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a Launch

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-440

  • Description

    Mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een sloep. Platte spiegel. De zeeg loopt op naar beide uiteinden. Gepiekt rondspant. Schaal ca. 1:22 (schaal op model). Volgens de schaal is deze jol 24 Amsterdamse voeten lang.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • label, bottom left: ‘440’ former inventory label
    • inscription, on the back: ‘8 Vt / Wijt’
    • scale, bottom centre: wooden scale

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1780 - c. 1820

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood

  • Dimensions

    height 13.2 cm x width 41.5 cm x depth 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 Launch

Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Inscriptions

  • inscription, on the back:8 Vt / Wijt
  • label, bottom left:440 former inventory label
  • scale, bottom centre: wooden scale

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-440

Entry

Wooden half bracket model of the starboard side of a 24 foot long launch, mounted on a rectangular 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 hull is S-bottomed.

Scale (on model) approx. 1:22.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 440

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Launch, 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/20053741

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