Model of a Topmast Cap

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1840

Rechthoekig ezelshoofd met twee messing beugels rondom. Vier ogen aan de onderkant; de twee die de mast flankeren zijn vrij zwaar.

  • Artwork typedemonstration model
  • Object numberNG-MC-177
  • Dimensionsheight 3.4 cm x width 7 cm x depth 3.8 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and brass

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Model of a Topmast Cap

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-177

  • Description

    Rechthoekig ezelshoofd met twee messing beugels rondom. Vier ogen aan de onderkant; de twee die de mast flankeren zijn vrij zwaar.

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Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1780 - c. 1840

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and brass

  • Dimensions

    height 3.4 cm x width 7 cm x depth 3.8 cm

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  • 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 Topmast Cap
  • Model of a Topmast Cap

anonymous

Model of a Topmast Cap

Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1840

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-177

Entry

Construction model of a rectangular cap surrounded by two brass braces. Four eyes underneath, the ones closest to the mast are quite massive.

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. 177.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 177

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Model of a Topmast 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/20053518

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Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 177.