Niobe (1866)
Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the carved work on the bows proposed for Niobe (1866), a wooden screw sloop. It also includes a pencil annotation ‘Nothing by a scroll & Niobe’ and on a second line ‘NIOBE’ written inside a ribbon.
The carving is identical on each side, consisting of a stylised leaf scroll with a crown, bow and quiver of arrows in the scroll.
Signed by Alexander Moore [(Acting in 1864) Master Shipwright, Devonport Dockyard, 1865-]. The plan includes Admiralty Letter Book number DM 7181-64
The carving is identical on each side, consisting of a stylised leaf scroll with a crown, bow and quiver of arrows in the scroll.
Signed by Alexander Moore [(Acting in 1864) Master Shipwright, Devonport Dockyard, 1865-]. The plan includes Admiralty Letter Book number DM 7181-64
Object Details
| ID: | DIC0067 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Technical drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 28 December 1864 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 246 mm x 384 mm |
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