Object data
wood, brass and tinned copper
height 37.3 cm × width 66.7 cm × depth 42.2 cm
G. Kollaard, J. Kollaard
Model of a Ship's Galley
Rijkswerf (Hellevoetsluis), Rijkswerf (Hellevoetsluis), 1836
Inscriptions
- inscription, above the stove: H·V·SLUIS / 1836 / GKL / JKL
- label, on the base: 575 former inventory label
Provenance
...; Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, 1836;1; transferred to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-575
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Model of a ship’s galley on a deck fitted between the riding bitts.
The part of the deck on which the galley stands is sheathed in brass. Part of the upper deck, which is penetrated by the chimney, is indicated with three planks on two posts running straight through the cross-beams of the bitts. The galley itself is made of copper and is secured to the standard knees with hooks. Most of the interior surfaces are tinned. It is very detailed and can be taken apart. To the front left a large hearth with a low hot plate with rectangular pans is indicated: it can be adjusted to accommodate five or six pans. To the right, a high section with a hearth beneath, a water cistern, another hearth over the cistern with a hot plate accommodating four saucepans or flat cooking trays are indicated. At both sides a bread oven is positioned. To the back, two hearths with large containers hanging above them are shown.
The model represents a ship’s galley for a 44-gun frigate as ordered in 1836 together with a model of the frigate (NG-MC-665).2 Father and son Kollaard were blacksmiths at the Navy dockyard of Hellevoetsluis and made the model under guidance of the Director of the Navy Model Room, G.A. Tindal.
Scale (according to Obreen)3 1:10.
Literature
J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 575
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'G. Kollaard and J. Kollaard, Model of a Ship's Galley, Rijkswerf (Hellevoetsluis), 1836', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.244390
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