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Model of a Polacre
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Model of a Polacre

anonymous · c. 1815 - c. 1850 · polychromy; textile materials; rope; wood (plant material); brass (alloy)

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

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Polychrome, rigged frame model of a three-master. The model has three decks, parts of which can be removed: lower deck, main deck, and cabin above the cabin. The figurehead is replaced by a gilded knob, on either side of the stem a golden snake. Twisted transom, hollow wulf, stern of one storey decorated with pilasters, the inscription, foliage, trophy of arms, and the coat of arms of the Kingdom; no side galleries, the sides decorated with trophies; straight rudder with square rudder head, steering wheel behind the mizzen mast. The model has an anchor, a capstan, and the cabin is furnished; railing with nets on the figurehead and cabin deck. The sheer rises at both ends, two oak planks and one elm plank; meander band between elm and oak plank. Peaked round frame. The main and mizzen masts are continuous. Three-masted polacca rig with sails and some peculiarities: the cross-tree of the mizzen mast has an old, round donkey's head, the mizzen mast has a gaff.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineModel of a Polacre. c. 1815 - c. 1850. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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