Equipment model; Anchor model

Scale: Unknown. A model of a common anchor. The model is made entirely in wood and is painted black. There is a large hole in the crown and a further three smaller holes, two on one face of the shank and another on the profile edge of the shank. The shank is rectangular in section and only the lower half is depicted. Both flukes have been broken off.

Object Details

ID: SLR2873
Collection: Ship models
Type: Equipment model; Anchor model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1846
People: South Kensington Museum
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 239 x 365 x 26 mm