Cargo vessel; Collier

Scale: Unknown. A half block model of the starboard side of a collier (circa 1800) made entirely in wood and varnished a dark brown finish. The hull is made up of a number of horizontal timbers that resemble planking. It depicts a vessel that is straight-sided, flat-bottomed and with a through deck. Fittings include a broad and a narrow strake and a rudder with a decoratively shaped top. The model is displayed on a rectangular wooden backboard stained a dark brown finish.

Object Details

ID: SLR2658
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Date made: ca.1800
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 313 x 1310 x 144 mm; Backboard: 315 x 1497 x 31 mm