Half Model of a 6-Gun Brig

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1825

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord). Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg naar achteren iets oplopend, één barkhout. Gepiekt rondspant. Behalve de boegspriet zijn er geen rondhouten aangegeven.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-352
  • Dimensionsheight 22.2 cm x width 79 cm x depth 10.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 6-Gun Brig

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-352

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord). Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg naar achteren iets oplopend, één barkhout. Gepiekt rondspant. Behalve de boegspriet zijn er geen rondhouten aangegeven.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    label, bottom right: ‘352’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1780 - c. 1825

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 22.2 cm x width 79 cm x depth 10.3 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 6-Gun Brig

Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1825

Inscriptions

  • label, bottom right:352 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-352

Entry

Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the starboard side of a ship, mounted on a rectangular black, wooden backboard.

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. The sheer rises towards the stern. One wale is indicated and painted black. The bow features an empty beakhead and a knighthead. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. Below the stern a straight, square-headed rudder is indicated. The hull is S-bottomed and painted white below the waterline. The position of the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form.

Scale unknown.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 352

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 6-Gun Brig, Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1825', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053665

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