Object data
wood, brass and yarn
model: height 68 cm × width 96 cm × depth 28.7 cm
packaging capsule: height 72.5 cm × width 97.5 cm × depth 32.5 cm
's Lands Werf Hellevoetsluis (possibly), Rijkswerf Hellevoetsluis (possibly)
Model of a Crane for Stepping Masts
? Hellevoetsluis, ? Hellevoetsluis, c. 1790 - c. 1820
Conservation
- Ab Hoving, 1993: missing parts reconstructed
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-33
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Model of a masting crane, mounted on a wooden base.
The model consists of a wooden structure with an inclined crane, the head overhanging the quay side. The head has two sheaves for the tackle, which is missing. On the crane legs steps for climbing and a double railing have been indicated. Two capstans and two knightheads have been placed behind the crane.
Apart from some minor construction details and the joinery, this model is identical to model NG-MC-34. This model represents the crane used for stepping masts on the Navy dockyard of Hellevoetsluis, before the sheer was installed in 1818.1 It resembles the crane on a coloured engraving by Jan Bulthuis from 1738 with a view of Hellevoetsluis.2
Literature
Vaderlandsche gezichten of afbeeldingen van den tegenwoordigen staat der Vereenigde Nederlanden, in den jaare 1786[-1792] naar het leven geteekend door J. Bulthuis [later naar 't leven geschetst door J. Gardiner Visscher] en in het koper gebragt door K.F. Bendorp, 2 vols., Amsterdam [c. 1792], no. 145; J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 33
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'possibly 's Lands Werf Hellevoetsluis or possibly Rijkswerf Hellevoetsluis, Model of a Crane for Stepping Masts, c. 1790 - 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.242758
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