Object data
textile and rope
height 95 cm (without straps) × width 35 cm
J. & A.W. Birt
Lifebelt
London, c. 1865 - c. 1870
Inscriptions
- inscription, both on top left and right: Registered, / 21st April, 1865.
- inscription, centre: NATIONAL / 5883 / LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION / J. & A.W. BIRT, Manufacturers, / Marine Life Saving Apparatus / 4, Dock Street London Docks. London.
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-1390
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Textile lifebelt, the cork is missing. It is a rectangular piece of cloth with cutaways for the armpits, with six straps and a large number of strings, which were used to tie pieces of cork to it for buoyancy.
Literature
J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1390
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'J. & A.W. Birt, Lifebelt, London, c. 1865 - c. 1870', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.245194
(accessed 10 November 2024 22:00:43).