Object data
wood and paint
height 37.3 cm × width 112.8 cm × depth 12.9 cm
anonymous
Half Model of a Hooker
Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820
Inscriptions
- inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label: HOEKER LANG 110 V.t
- label, bottom left: 980 former inventory label
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-980
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. The model has a round bow and stern. The stem is curved, the sternpost is straight and fitted with a broad rudder at deck level. The sheer rises towards both ends. One wale is indicated, painted black. The hull is round and painted white below the waterline. The position of three masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form.
Scale (derived) approx. 1:36.
Literature
J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 980
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Hooker, Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.244794
(accessed 23 November 2024 12:51:43).