Morayshire (1875); Cargo vessel

Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the starboard side of the cargo ship Morayshire (1875), made entirely in wood and partly painted in realistic colours. The hull is polished wood below the waterline and painted black above with details highlighted in unpainted wood. The fittings include a gold-painted figurehead and stump bowsprit. The model is displayed on a mahogany backboard. Inscribed on the backboard is ‘Dobie & Co. Covan, Glasgow’.

Object Details

ID: SLR1067
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Morayshire 1875
Date made: circa 1875
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 253 x 1688 x 119 mm; Backboard: 332 x 1790 x 25 mm
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