Object data
wood and paint
model: height 64 cm × width 134.5 cm × depth 99.5 cm
packaging capsule: height 135 cm × width 105 cm × depth 77 cm
anonymous
Model of Part of the Stern of a Ship of the Line
? Netherlands, c. 1750 - c. 1800
Conservation
- Ab Hoving, June 2011: minor repairs; woodworm treatment; retouched; revarnished
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-92
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Demonstration model of a ship’s stern. It has a hollow counter with two ports. The taffrail, decorated with rudimentary painting of foliage, has two storeys, the upper storey has a sternwalk. The quarter galleries have two storeys and have fishtail lower finishings. The partitions in the cabin are only roughly indicated. Two wales and a sheer rail are indicated.
Literature
J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 92
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Model of Part of the Stern of a Ship of the Line, Netherlands, c. 1750 - c. 1800', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.242817
(accessed 6 January 2025 07:46:58).