Object data
wood and paint
height 29.6 cm × width 92.9 cm × depth 10.8 cm
anonymous
Half Model of a Merchantman
? Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820
Inscriptions
- inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label: KOOPVAARDIJSCHIP. / LANG 160 VT.
- label, bottom right: 969 former inventory label
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-969
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the starboard side of a three-masted ship, mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard.
The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. Above the wale the side is planked. Twelve recessed gun ports are indicated, indicating one deck. The bow features a low and empty beakhead and a black knighthead next to the bowsprit. The stern has a round tuck, a hollow counter and a closed taffrail that protrudes from the ship’s side. The model does not have galleries. Below the stern a straight, square-headed rudder is indicated. The sheer rises towards both ends. Two wales and a sheer rail are indicated, painted black. The hull is S-bottomed and painted white below the waterline. The position of three masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form. The foremast is missing but its outline is still visible.
Scale (derived) approx. 1:64.
Literature
J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 969
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Merchantman, Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20054042
(accessed 12 December 2025 18:09:46).