Object data
wood and paint
height 26.5 cm × width 72.9 cm × depth 12.5 cm
anonymous
Half Model of a Fishing Boat
Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820
Inscriptions
- inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label: VISSCHUYT LANG 44 Vt.
- inscription, on the back: VISSCHUYT L44V
- label, bottom right: 982 former inventory label
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-982
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the port side of a single-masted flat-bottomed vessel, mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard.
The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. The model has a round bow and stern. The stem is curved. The sternpost is straight and fitted with a broad rudder with a hand tiller. The sheer rises towards both ends. One wale is indicated, painted black. The hull is flat-bottomed and painted white below the waterline. The position of a single mast is shown in a truncated form. The foremast is raked, the bowsprit lies next to the stem.
This model carries a label with an incorrect catalogue number: 402 instead of 982. The inscriptions led to the current conclusive identification.
Scale (derived) approx. 1:24.
Literature
J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 982
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Fishing Boat, Netherlands, c. 1780 - 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.244796
(accessed 15 November 2024 17:35:13).