Pechili Trader

Hatch cover 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). Hatch cover has the number 5 written in pencil on the underside.

Object Details

ID: AAE0166.93
Type: Hatch Cover
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 4 mm x 51 mm x 24 mm
Parts: Cargo vessel; Junk; Pechili Trader (Full hull model; Plank-on-frame; Rigged model; Sails set)