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Object connections:
| Collection | Decorative art, Sailors' craftwork |
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| User collections | Ship in a bottle by NMMCollections |
| Gallery location | Not on display |
| Publication(s) | The National Maritime Museum - The Collections Fletcher |
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Object details:
| Object ID | AAA0041 |
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| Description | A large bottle containing models of a three-masted and four-masted ship with a brig under sail. The vessels are wearing the White Ensign and are therefore intended to represent warships. The sea is made of plaster and the models are made of wood, with sewing thread rigging and paper sails. '12890' is moulded on the base of the bottle. |
| Date made | early 20th century |
| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
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| Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Materials | composite; glass |
| Measurements | 390 x 120 mm |
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