Waterwitch (1880); Recreation vessel; Yacht
Scale: 1:12. A contemporary half block model of the schooner-rigged racing yacht Waterwitch(1880). The hull is constructed from several planks of wood in bread and butter fashion and is painted a chocolate brown below the waterline with black topsides above the level of the deck. It has a slight curve to the sheer with a clipper bow which is decorated with a scroll and trailboards. There is a rubbing piece running the entire of the hull at roughly deck level which runs into the long overhanging and tapering counter stern. The deep v-shaped hull is fitted with a rudder at the stern whilst on deck are two stump masts(now missing) and a stump bowsprit in a natural varnished wood. The whole model is mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard painted a creamy white with a raised moulded edge. It is inscribed "Built by Camper & Nicholson 1880". (Barely legible on backboard is) "Schooner "Waterwitch 169(?) tons". Number "C&NL N2142".
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0286 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Waterwitch (1880) |
Date made: | Circa 1880 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 319 x 1531 x 120 mm; Backboard: 383 x 1665 x 20 mm |
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