Equipment model; Anchor model

Scale: Unknown. Model of a mooring anchor made largely from iron which has been painted black. The shank has been distorted, and the two palms are misshapen, one of which is pressed against the shank and its palm folded around it. At the top of the shank there is a large circular iron ring. The wooden stock has been stained a dark brown colour and varnished. It has been made in two sections, divided longitudinally, and six square iron bands have been depicted in black paint.

Object Details

ID: SLR2047
Collection: Ship models
Type: Equipment model; Anchor model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1812
People: South Kensington Museum
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall model: 514 x 103 x 507 mm