Cargo vessel; Barge; Thames barge

Scale: Unknown. A half block model of the port side of a Thames barge (circa 1890), made entirely in wood and painted in realistic colours. The hull is painted grey, including the lee board an rudder, with a black strake and white gunwale. The gunwale has a number of rectangular apertures along its length. Deck fittings include two hatches, a smaller one forward, both painted dark pink and what might be a companion hatch at the stern. The model is displayed on a rectangular mahogany backboard.

Object Details

ID: SLR1215
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1890
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 70 x 594 x 65 mm; Backboard: 141 x 669 x 17 mm