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Description: | Scale: 1:48. A contemporary half block model of the cutter-rigged racing yacht 'Valkyrie III'. The hull is carved form a solid(?) block of wood and is painted dark green below the waterline with white topsides above. It has a slightly curved sheer with a spoon bow running aft and down to the keel at an angle with the sternpost. It is complete with a half elliptical-shaped rudder above which is a long and narrow counter stern finishing to a small transom. The deck is painted a uniform black and edged with a light yellow/brown plank running the entire length. It is mounted with a single stump mast and bowsprit of naturally varnished wood. The whole model is mounted on a rectangular stained and varnished mahogany backboard with a moulded edge, on which is an ivorine plaque which is inscribed "Valkyrie III 1895 ........
CA: AAC.
This object was sighted as being on display during the Collections Inventory Project (2001-2005); It will need to be checked for object numbers and its condition activity updated.
Need to view model or better image for plaque details | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Subjects: | Valkyrie III | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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