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Sea-bird figurehead (HMS Albatross?)
The full figure of a sea-bird with partly spread wings, crouched as if about to take off, on a small foliate-decorated bow-head; polychrome-painted. File notes assume it is an albatross, which seems reasonably convincing. The size indicates the ship was fairly small and it has been suggested it may come from a 16-gun brig called 'Albatross' built at Portsmouth in 1842, but without proof. It was acquired in 1936. (B&W neg: 1950)
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Object Details
| ID: | FHD0060 |
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| Collection: | Figureheads |
| Type: | Figurehead |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Albatross (1842) |
| Date made: | circa 1842 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 508 mm x 991 mm x 584 mm x 19 kg |
| Parts: | Sea-bird figurehead (HMS Albatross?) |