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Half Model of a Screw Steamer
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Half Model of a Screw Steamer

Rijkswerf Amsterdam · 1857 - 1860 · polychromy; wood (plant material); brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Polychromed and fully planked moulding model (starboard) of a three-masted screw steamship. The figurehead is a gilded scroll. Elliptical stern with the National Coat of Arms, above which an unknown coat of arms; rudder with round rudder head (American rudder) and rounded rudder blade; the model has a screw case for a screw light device. Sheer nearly flat, a raking sternpost. V-shaped underwater hull with round bilges. The model is equipped with all rigging and pendants. Scale 1:50 (scale on model).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHalf Model of a Screw Steamer. 1857 - 1860. Rijkswerf Amsterdam. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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