Model of a Cat Block

anonymous, 1859

Model van een drieschijfsblok met opengewerkt huis; de schijven zijn wielen met vier spaken. Bovenop is een grote haak gemonteerd, die in twee richtingen kan draaien.

  • Artwork typedemonstration model
  • Object numberNG-MC-1055
  • Dimensionsheight 27 cm x width 18.8 cm x depth 11.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Model of a Cat Block

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-1055

  • Description

    Model van een drieschijfsblok met opengewerkt huis; de schijven zijn wielen met vier spaken. Bovenop is een grote haak gemonteerd, die in twee richtingen kan draaien.

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Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Russia (possibly)

  • Dating

    1859

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood

  • Dimensions

    height 27 cm x width 18.8 cm x depth 11.5 cm

Explanatory note

  • Blokken zoals deze waren bij de Russische Marine in gebruik.

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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

Model of a Cat Block

? Russia, 1859

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-1055

Entry

Model of a three-fold block with an open shell. The sheaves are wheels with four spokes. A large hook turning in both directions is mounted on top.

The identification of this block was by a process of elimination. The handwritten entry in the inventory is also partly illegible.1J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1055. Blocks of this kind were used in the Russian Navy.

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Literature

J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1055

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Model of a Cat Block, Russia, 1859', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20054082

(accessed 4 augustus 2026 14:25:07 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1055.