Object data
wood and brass
height 7.5 cm × width 4.5 cm × depth 2.5 cm
anonymous
Model of a Bowsprit 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-173
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Construction model of a rectangular bowsprit cap with fittings for the jack staff. On the back, eyes for the stays, a block and manropes are fitted. Lugs are fitted to the sides with holes for the running rigging of the jibboom.
Literature
J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 173
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Model of a Bowsprit Cap, Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1840', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.243985
(accessed 27 April 2024 04:01:23).