Sheldrake (1825)
Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the bow, headrail, head and proposed figurehead for Sheldrake (1825), a 10-gun Brig Sloop.
The figurehead is a full-length carving of a Sheldrake duck looking forward, perched on the top of the scroll on the head. A note from the Master Shipwright states ‘N.B. Estimate for carving the Head (£4). T. R’
Signed by Thomas Roberts [Master Shipwright, Pembroke Dockyard, 1815-1830].
The plan has been mounted on card.
The figurehead is a full-length carving of a Sheldrake duck looking forward, perched on the top of the scroll on the head. A note from the Master Shipwright states ‘N.B. Estimate for carving the Head (£4). T. R’
Signed by Thomas Roberts [Master Shipwright, Pembroke Dockyard, 1815-1830].
The plan has been mounted on card.
Object Details
| ID: | DIC0053 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Technical drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Dickerson, James |
| Date made: | 2 December 1824 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 182 mm x 272 mm;Sheet: 125 mm x 200 mm |
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