Cargo vessel
Scale: Unknown. A half block model of the starboard side of a sailing cargo vessel made entirely in wood, painted and possibly varnished. The hull is painted brown below the waterline, black above, with a brown strake and top strake and a broad off-white stripe with black rectangles resembling gunports. The colours al seem to be considerably darkened by a varnish layer. The lower hull is made up of several horizontal pieces of timber resembling stylized planking. Fittings include a rudder. The model is displayed on a rectangular wooden backboard with bevelled edges.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR2660 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 272 x 1381 x 150 mm; Backboard: 350 x 1465 x 32 mm |