Chichester (1753)
Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the stern board with taffrail and quarter piece decoration for Chichester (1753), a 68-gun Third Rate, two-decker, modified from the 1745 Establishment.
The stern board consists of a double-tailed mermaid on the left quarter piece and a sea serpent with a coiled scaly tail on the right. Below the serpent is a full-length female figure wearing a peplos, which has slipped from the right shoulder. This was to be repeated on the left side, as indicated by the ‘D⁰’ [ditto] below the mermaid. The taffrail centre is the coat of arms (leopard above a line with red drops below) for the city of Chichester with three castle towers behind. A cherub either side holds a roundel with ‘G’ on the left and ‘R’ on the right.
The stern board consists of a double-tailed mermaid on the left quarter piece and a sea serpent with a coiled scaly tail on the right. Below the serpent is a full-length female figure wearing a peplos, which has slipped from the right shoulder. This was to be repeated on the left side, as indicated by the ‘D⁰’ [ditto] below the mermaid. The taffrail centre is the coat of arms (leopard above a line with red drops below) for the city of Chichester with three castle towers behind. A cherub either side holds a roundel with ‘G’ on the left and ‘R’ on the right.
Object Details
| ID: | DIC0028 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Technical drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1755-1779 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 138 mm x 250 mm |