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Model of a Mast Cap
anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1840
Model van een ezelshoofd van een hellende mast met vierkante top, met twee ogen onderop. Zwart geverfd.
- Artwork typedemonstration model
- Object numberNG-MC-178
- Dimensionsheight 3.5 cm x width 10.4 cm x depth 4.8 cm
- Physical characteristicswood, brass and paint
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Title(s)
Model of a Mast Cap
Object type
Object number
NG-MC-178
Description
Model van een ezelshoofd van een hellende mast met vierkante top, met twee ogen onderop. Zwart geverfd.
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Creation
Creation
model maker: anonymous, Netherlands
Dating
c. 1780 - c. 1840
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Physical description
wood, brass and paint
Dimensions
height 3.5 cm x width 10.4 cm x depth 4.8 cm
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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 Mast 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-178
Entry
Construction model of a mast cap for a raking mast with a square head, painted black, with two eyes underneath.
According to Obreen this design dates from the end of the eighteenth century.1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 178.
Literature
J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 178
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/20053519
(accessed 2 augustus 2026 10:17:05 UTC+0).Footnotes
- 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 178.



