Warship
Scale: Unknown. A model of the bow of a warship with a pivoting gun made entirely of wood and painted in realistic colours. The hull is painted off-white below the waterline, black above, the inboard bulwarks are cream and the forecastle is stained a dark brown colour. Four large rectangular gunports are shown, their inner faces painted cream. The slide carriage rotates on a metal pin located in the centre of the deck. The muzzle loading gun is turned from wood, painted black and mounted on a conventional carriage that slides back and forth on the slide carriage. There are five additional pivoting points set into the deck.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR2178 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Bow model; Sectional model; Waterline model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1850 |
People: | Fincham, John; South Kensington Museum |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
Measurements: | Overall model: 235 x 805 x 647 mm |
Parts: | Warship |