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| Collection | Ship models |
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| User collections | anchor by espace_temps maxinthebox maritime by maxinthebox |
| Gallery location | Not on display |
| Publication(s) | Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich |
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Object details:
| Object ID | SLR2054 |
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| Description | Scale: Unknown. Model of a Chinese junk anchor which is made entirely from iron. The shank is hexagonal in section and tapers out towards the crown end with a drilled circular hole through which passes a circular stock held in place by two lugs. The crown of the anchor consists of a pair of straight arms mounted at a 45 degree angle to the shank and held in place by two metal bands. The arms are square in section at their base and have been formed into a flat, leaf-shaped palms which finishes approximately halfway up the shank. There is a small D-shackle on the crown and a swivelling bow shackle held in place by a pin at the top of the shank. |
| Date made | 1938 |
| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
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| Place made | China Station |
| Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Materials | paint; metal: iron |
| Measurements | Overall model: 224 x 123 x 142 mm |
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