Model of a Mast Cap

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1840

Model van een rechthoekig ezelshoofd voor een mast met vierkante top, bestaande uit twee helften met zes klinkbouten bijeengehouden. Onderop zes ogen. Het overige beslag is opgeschilderd.

  • Artwork typedemonstration model
  • Object numberNG-MC-176
  • Dimensionsheight 11.8 cm x width 42 cm x depth 22.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood, iron and paint

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Model of a Mast Cap

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-176

  • Description

    Model van een rechthoekig ezelshoofd voor een mast met vierkante top, bestaande uit twee helften met zes klinkbouten bijeengehouden. Onderop zes ogen. Het overige beslag is opgeschilderd.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    label, top centre: ‘176’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1780 - c. 1840

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood, iron and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 11.8 cm x width 42 cm x depth 22.5 cm

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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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  • Model of a Mast Cap
  • Model of a Mast Cap

anonymous

Model of a Mast Cap

Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1840

Inscriptions

  • label, top centre:176 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-176

Entry

Construction model of a rectangular mast cap for a mast with a square head, consisting of two halves held together with six clenched bolts. There are six eyes underneath. The rest of the ironwork is represented by paint.

According to Obreen this design dates from the eighteenth century.1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 176.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 176

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Model of a Mast Cap, Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1840', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053517

(accessed 3 augustus 2026 19:54:13 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 176.