Fighting vessel; Cutter; 10 guns
Scale:Unknown. A contemporary half block model of a proposed 10 gun cutter (circa 1836). The hull is carved from a solid block of wood(?) and painted a metallic bronze below the waterline with black topsides above. It has a pronounced curved sheer with a slightly angled stem running aft along a flat and deep keel. The sternpost is fitted with a rudder, above which is a overhanging counter with a flat transom. The whole model is mounted on a wooden rectangular backboard which is painted a creamy white and surrounded by a moulded stained edging. There is a painted metal plaque inscribed "Cutter Proposed by Sir W. Symond about the year 1836 (316)".
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0761 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | Circa 1836 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 200 x 649 x 98 mm; Backboard: 278 x 784 x 22 mm |