Object data
wood, iron, paper and paint
height 33.5 cm × length 63.3 cm × width 15.5 cm
anonymous
Model of a Fishing Vessel
Netherlands, 1820 - 1865
Provenance
…; sale, Louis Meyer (1809-1866, The Hague), The Hague (C. van Doorn en Zoon), 24 April 1865, no. 203 ('Een visschersboot op voetstuk.'), to the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague; transferred to the museum, 18831
Object number: NG-MC-1180
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Polychromed frame model of a single-masted fishing boat without rigging, on a stand.
The model has an elegant hull with a curved stem topped with a scroll, a round tuck, a small counter and an open taffrail. The broad round-headed rudder is nailed on to the model. The boat has a foredeck with a round hatch, a large open cockpit with a triple fish box, and an aft cuddy. The sheer rises slightly towards both ends, the boat has one wale. The carvel-built hull is S-shaped. The boat has a mast step for a striking mast on the foredeck, with a slot for the mast heel. The stand of the model can be folded down.
The model was bought at auction in The Hague (Louis Meijer) by the Department of the Navy on 24 April 1865.2
Scale unknown.
Literature
J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1180
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Model of a Fishing Vessel, Netherlands, 1820 - 1865', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20054159
(accessed 12 December 2025 05:33:47).