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.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR2658 |
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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 |