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| Collection | Ship models |
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| User collections | Curator's pick: George III's ship models by jgraves |
| 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 | SLR2755 |
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| Description | Scale: Unknown. A model of the mainmast, yards, and spars of a first rate warship circa 1745. The component parts are stored in a bespoke fitted travelling case which is divided into four sections, the lid of which is secured with three hooks. The component parts are individually annotated. The mast pieces are largely stained and varnished wood with details painted black, while the yards, spars, crosstrees, caps and other fittings are painted black. The annotations have been hand painted in off-white on the black painted parts, and in black on the wooden parts of the model. The metal fittings have all been made in brass. |
| Date made | circa 1772 |
| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
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| Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Materials | bone; brass; paint; varnish; wood |
| Measurements | Overall model: 1906 x 163 x 1440 mm |
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