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Wooden frame model of a ship in scaffolding, mounted on a base with an inclined plane representing a slipway.

The model has no planking but shows frames, which consist of nine parts. The gun ports, as far as can be discerned, amount to a total of sixty-six on three decks; the outline of which is only indicated by the gun ports, except for the lower deck, where beams have been fitted. The stern has a round tuck with two gun ports and a hollow counter. No details are provided of a taffrail or quarter galleries; at this stage of construction the stern is still unplanked. The sheer rises towards both ends, only one wale is indicated. The hull is round with a flat middle section.

A remarkable feature are the sister keelsons instead of the single keelson.

The model was purchased by Jochem Pietersz Asmus (1755-1837) from the family of the shipwright Schelte Hasselaar for his private collection.³ It was transferred from Amsterdam to The Hague in 1818.⁴ It is doubtful whether this model was built by Schelte Hasselaar,⁵ as the sister keelsons are a typical feature of the Van Zwijndregt's of Rotterdam.