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Model of a 10-Gun Transport
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Model of a 10-Gun Transport

Petrus van der Loo · 1832 · polychromy; textile materials; iron (metal); rope; wood (plant material); brass (alloy); mica

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

About this work

Polychrome, rigged frame model: all guns are missing. Two levels: lower deck and upper deck, which is slightly raised behind the main mast. No figurehead but a scroll with leaf ornament, the figurehead has four toilets. Strongly falling sternpost, twisted transom, hollow wulf, stern of one storey with carving of pilasters and a red shield between vines; side galleries of one storey with pilasters, under a flower, on top a toilet with railing. Straight rudder with square rudder head, tiller with steering tackles on the deck. The model is equipped with two anchors, two sloops, a cooking spit, a hand pump, three false round timbers on the mastheads, a winch at the main mast, a compass house, and a covered access; below deck storage with cages and chests and a galley. The sheer rises towards the stern, two oak planks and one elm plank. Sharp peaked round frame. The main and mizzen masts are continuous.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineModel of a 10-Gun Transport. 1832. Petrus van der Loo. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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