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Waterline model; Rigged model; Scenic model; Miniature model; Display case cover
Case lid for one of a number of diminutive waterline models of naval and merchant ships by the miniaturist Charles Hampshire. This example is typical of his work, depicting HMS ‘London’ at speed on a bright and breezy sea. There is a plaque on the bottom of the lid which is inscribed: "64 feet to the inch scale model HMS London 10, 000 ton cruiser. Modelled by Chas Hampshire MIR MARE 1933".
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Object Details
| ID: | SLR1485.1 |
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| Type: | Waterline model; Rigged model; Scenic model; Miniature model; Display case cover |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hampshire, Charles James |
| Date made: | 1933 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 125 mm x 532 mm |
| Parts: |
HMS London (1927); Warship; Cruiser (Waterline model; Rigged model; Scenic model; Miniature model)
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