HMS Edgar (1890); Warship; Cruiser: First class cruiser
Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the starboard side of the first class cruiser HMS Edgar (1890), made entirely in wood and painted pink-brown below the waterline, a narrow white stripe above and black above the waterline. Hull details include a ram bow; two rows of portholes; two gun placements fore and aft of amidships; and balanced rudder. Other features and fittings include wave deflector; observation deck or bridge; two guns mounted fore and aft and painted black; two stump funnels painted ochre; and stump foremast and mainmast. The model is displayed on a backboard painted off-white with a mahogany-stained frame. On plaque attached to top right-hand side of backboard ‘Edgar’.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1203 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Edgar (1890) |
Date made: | circa 1890 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Chatham storage measurement: 480 mm x 2540 mm x 220 mm |