Royal/ceremonial vessel; Small craft; Shallop

Scale: 1:16. A contemporary full hull model of a shallop circa 1691, built plank on frame in the Navy Board style. It has been built from an unidentified English fruitwood and sealed with a layer of varnish with the ornate decoration highlighted with gold leaf. The model shows two strakes of the overlapping or clinker planking. The lower strakes have been omitted in order to show the hull section.

Object Details

ID: SLR0380
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Plank-on-frame
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1691
People: King William III
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall model: 95 x 636 x 120 mm; Base: 70 x 635 x 135 mm
Parts: Royal/ceremonial vessel; Small craft; Shallop