Warship

Scale: Unknown. Model of the starboard stern of a three deck warship made entirely of wood and painted in realistic colours. The model is carved from a solid block onto which the main frames have been scored and painted in dark brown. The filling frames are not shown, the voids being painted black. The disposition of gunports and entry ports are shown. The front and side section faces together with the stylised poop are stained a uniform brown. The side face has a number of vertical lines scored onto it. Three horizontal timbers are applied to the lower part of the hull. The model is displayed on a rectangular wooden baseboard.

Label reads "Ship model division S.K. Museum. Blake model. Ship model Rec, 1866, Folios 47-49".

Object Details

ID: SLR2261
Collection: Ship models
Type: Stern model; Sectional model; Waterline model; Half block model; Half frame model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
People: South Kensington Museum
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall model: 241 mm x 134 mm x 243 mm