|
Date: |
|
Description: | Scale: 1:16. A model of the stern of HMS Queen Charlotte (1810) made in wood and painted in realistic colours. The model depicts the stern above the waterline and is made in two parts, port and starboard, joined together along the front edge by a metal bracket. The interior walls and front edge are painted yellow ochre, and the exterior is painted black with white bands along the three gun decks and yellow ochre details and decoration. The stern has four galleries, three of them with open balustrades, made in metal and painted black. The windows have been realistically painted with glazing and glazing bars. The gun ports are all shown, three of which are on either side of the poop deck. Number "10" on stern.
CA: BAB. Cited as coming from the Admiralty, Somerset House according to Callender's Ledger (NMM 22/1).
caption: Queen Carlotte 1810 stern circular model - three quarter view | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum Robert Seppings waterline models models (representations) Queen Charlotte (1810) Naval Models Catalogue South Kensington Museum | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
|
|