Vestal (1865)
Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the bow carve work for Vestal (1865), a 4-gun wooden screw sloop.
The carve work is two sets of scrolling stylised foliage with flowers. Suspended from the main scrollwork on either side is a hanging brazier emitting flames. These represent the sacred fire of Vesta, the Roman goddess of the hearth. One of the roles of the Vestal Virgins in Rome was to tend these flames, ensuring that they were not extinguished.
Signed by Alexander Moore [Acting Master Shipwright, Devonport Dockyard by December 1864, Master Shipwright, 1865-]. The plan includes an Admiralty Letter Book number DM 7176-64.
The carve work is two sets of scrolling stylised foliage with flowers. Suspended from the main scrollwork on either side is a hanging brazier emitting flames. These represent the sacred fire of Vesta, the Roman goddess of the hearth. One of the roles of the Vestal Virgins in Rome was to tend these flames, ensuring that they were not extinguished.
Signed by Alexander Moore [Acting Master Shipwright, Devonport Dockyard by December 1864, Master Shipwright, 1865-]. The plan includes an Admiralty Letter Book number DM 7176-64.
Object Details
| ID: | DIC0070 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Technical drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 28 December 1864 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 247 mm x 380 mm |