A full-length figurehead of a gannet from HMS Gannet (1857)
A full-length polychrome figurehead of a gannet standing on the stemhead scroll from the 11-gun wooden screw sloop Gannet (1857).
The gannet is carved with its wings folded, standing on the billet-head, as if waiting to dive into the water to catch fish. This is a simple figurehead, but the bird’s characteristics as a voracious hunter were perfect for the political statement it was making.
The gannet is carved with its wings folded, standing on the billet-head, as if waiting to dive into the water to catch fish. This is a simple figurehead, but the bird’s characteristics as a voracious hunter were perfect for the political statement it was making.
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Object Details
ID: | FHD0079 |
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Collection: | Figureheads |
Type: | Figurehead |
Display location: | Display - Neptune Court |
Creator: | Dickerson, Frederick |
Vessels: | Gannet (1857) |
Date made: | 1857 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 1600 mm x 609 mm x 1143 mm |