Details of the rails of a head

The upper drawing shows a rail with a gilded floriated design at one end marked ‘a’ and shown in detail above with the note ‘vergult a’ (gilded); with ten timbers but with the note ‘d nober is maer 6’ (the number is only six) and with the position of an iron hole indicated (gadt yseer).

The lower drawing shows another rail with the same design at one end, and also repeated along the rail ‘dito a als a’.

This is an unsigned pen and brown ink drawing by the Younger. It has been approximately dated by the subject and style.

Object Details

ID: PAF6622
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1685?
People: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 167 x 200 mm; Mount: 556 mm x 406 mm