Service vessel; Pinnace; 32-foot pinnace
Scale: 1:24. Full hull design model of a 32ft pinnace for a first rate warship (circa 1838) made entirely in wood with metal fitting and painted and varnished in realistic finishes. The hull is of double diagonal carvel construction and varnished a golden brown finish. The top strake, top of the stem post and top section of rudder are painted black. Fittings include seven thwarts and a stern seat; provision for seven oars on each side; and a rudder and tiller. The model is mounted on a pair of ebonized turned wooden supports in the form of acorns and displayed on a rectangular wooden baseboard with stringed edges and ebonized bun feet. On baseboard ‘4’. On plaque ‘Pinnace 32 feet’.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0770 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Full hull model; Plank-on-frame |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | circa 1838 |
People: | Symonds, William |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 69 x 422 x 122 mm; Base: 7 x 508 x 159 mm |
Parts: | Service vessel; Pinnace; 32-foot pinnace |