Object data
wood and paint
height 31.4 cm
height 33.9 cm
width 106.3 cm
depth 13.1 cm
anonymous
Half Model of a Koff
Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820
Inscriptions
- inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label: KOF LANG 85 Vt
- inscription, on the back: KOF L-85 V
- label, bottom left: 978 former inventory label
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-978
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the starboard side of a two-masted vessel, mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard.
The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. The model has a round bow and stern. The stem is curved. The sternpost is straight and fitted with a broad rudder with a decorated head and a hand tiller. The sheer rises towards both ends. One wale is indicated, painted black. The hull is round with a flat bottom and painted white below the waterline. The position of two masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form. The foremast is raked, the bowsprit lies next to the stem.
Scale (on model) approx. 1:28.
Literature
J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 978
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Koff, 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/200316007
(accessed 12 December 2025 16:19:19).