Recreation vessel(1840); Yacht; Racing
Scale: unknown. A contemporary sailor made picture model of a two-masted schooner-rigged racing yacht (1840), with a waterline hull mounted on a painted sea base. The painted background includes a number of other vessels such as paddle steamer, a ship-rigged merchantman, and a two-masted topsail schooner. The yacht is fitted with an eagle figurehead and a number of figures on deck. There is a defaced blue ensign with an anchor and crown flying from the mizzen and a small pennant (now detached).(
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0234 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Block model; Rigged model; Sails set; Scenic model; Waterline model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | Circa 1840 |
People: | Royal Northern Yacht Club |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model and case: 679 x 1164 x 186 mm |