Equipment model; Anchor model
Scale: Unknown. A model of a common pattern anchor with a wooden stock (1800). The main body is made from iron painted a uniform black, with a shank circular in section which eventually flattens towards the crown. The two upturned curved arms are complete with a pair of flat triangular palms finishing with pointed bills. Towards the top, the shank is rectangular in section and is drilled and fitted with a pivoting bow shackle. The wooden stock consists of two parts, with a horizontal top edge and an angled bottom edge, held together by six hoops painted black over the grained stock.
For more information about using images from our Collection, please contact RMG Images.
Object Details
ID: | SLR1991 |
---|---|
Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Equipment model; Anchor model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1800 |
People: | South Kensington Museum |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 158 x 96 x 180 mm |