Object data
wood, brass and zinc
height 14.5 cm × width 46.3 cm × depth 10 cm
anonymous
Model of a Storm Cover
Netherlands, 1860
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-1076
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Model of a cover for ships, reconstructed.
Two parts were found separately: the base, representing the deck of a ship in cross section, and the roofing of corrugated iron with brass trusses. Four trusses on the exterior of the gunwale support the curved roofing, and one truss in the middle on deck.
The roofing was found separated from the base, which is labelled ‘1076’; the reconstruction therefore remains uncertain. The archival documents relating to the model have not yet been recovered.
The cover was designed as a shelter during storms. It draws its strength from the tension of the curved roofing.
Literature
J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1076
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Model of a Storm Cover, Netherlands, 1860', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.244891
(accessed 30 December 2024 23:24:56).