Object data
wood and brass
(A): height 0.9 cm × length 82.4 cm × width 7.2 cm
(B): height 1.5 cm × length 90.6 cm × width 8 cm
anonymous, after Sir Robert Seppings
Two Models of Diagonal Framing
United Kingdom, Netherlands, United Kingdom, c. 1822
Inscriptions
- inscription, on model A: parts are marked A to D
- inscription, on model B: parts are numbered
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-115
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Two instruction models (NG-MC-115-A and NG-MC-115-B) showing the diagonal framing between the gun ports, according to the design by the British naval architect Robert Seppings (1767-1840). The models consist of two ceiling beams with gun ports and diagonal trussing in between.
Although Obreen mentions only one model,1 two have been found. One or both models were probably made for the committee examining the British naval architecture in 1822.2
Literature
J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 115
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Two Models of Diagonal Framing, United Kingdom, c. 1822', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.663756
(accessed 23 November 2024 09:46:16).