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Description: | Scale: 1:24. A contemporary full hull model of an admiral's barge (circa 1750), built and carved from the solid in the Georgian style. Measuring 37 feet in length by 7 feet in the beam, it was rowed by a crew of up to twelve smartly dressed oarsmen, which were considered as a status symbol amongst the fleet, with the design and cost of their uniforms met by the admiral himself. The model illustrates the rich decoration both externally and internally, in particular the chequered canvas cover of the bottom boards, the same method employed in the cabins of the larger warships.
CA: AAA.
Measuring 37 feet in length by 7 feet in the beam, it was rowed by a crew of up to twelve smartly dressed oarsmen, which were considered as a status symbol amongst the fleet, with the design and cost of their uniforms met by the admiral himself. The model illustrates the rich decoration both externally and internally, in particular the chequered canvas cover of the bottom boards, the same method employed in the cabins of the larger warships.
caption: Royal/ceremonial vessel; Small craft; Admirals' barge - Port Broadside
caption: Admiral's Barge
caption: Royal/ceremonial vessel; Small craft; Admirals' barge - 1/4 Stern
caption: Royal/ceremonial vessel; Small craft; Admirals' barge - 3/4 Bow | 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 full hull ship models | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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