Object data
wood, brass and yarn
model: height 66.8 cm × width 118.5 cm × depth 28 cm
packaging capsule: height 72.5 cm × width 107.5 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
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-34
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Model of a masting crane, mounted on a wooden base.
The model consists of a wooden structure with an inclined column, 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 knightheads, which should be behind the crane, are missing.
Apart from some minor construction details and the joinery, this model is identical to model NG-MC-33. It resembles the crane on an engraving by Jan Bulthuis from 1783 with a view of Hellevoetsluis.1
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. 34
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.242759
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