Pechili Trader

Floorboard from full hull model of a type of Northern Chinese junk known as a Pechili Trader (or also as a Kiangsu Trader, Shantung Trader or Shantung Five-masted junk). Floorboard has a number 5 written in pencil on the underside.

Object Details

ID: AAE0166.8
Type: Floorboard
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 3 mm x 50 mm x 10 mm
Parts: Cargo vessel; Junk; Pechili Trader (Full hull model; Plank-on-frame; Rigged model; Sails set)