Sternboard

Ten-foot wide sternboard with white and gilded foliate decoration on blue, from an unknown vessel. The form and somewhat neo-classical 'Adam' style suggests it is from a prestigious sailing vessel of the late-18th or early 19th century.

Object Details

ID: FHD0019
Collection: Figureheads
Type: Sternboard
Display location: Not on display
Date made: Late 18th to early 19th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Valhalla Collection
Measurements: Overall: 3391 mm x 457 mm