Half Model or a 40-Gun Hooker Frigate, Polychromed and decorated block model (starboard) of a three-mast. Closed main deck, baking deck and half deck. Nineteen artillery gates divided between main deck and half deck, eight smaller plus eight rowing ports for the lower deck. Elaborate galleon with crowned leew as figurehead and dolphin on the ditch knee. Round stern with two main lights, no fence or side gallery. Stern and rudder continue until it is above the half deck, straight rudder with square rudder king and rudder head in the shape of a human head with winged helmet in the shape of a pig's head. Slightly rising at both ends, two barwoods and a deer. Peaked trusses. The model is equipped with all rests and damsel blocks. The model is cut into vertical blocks at the location of the trusses, indicating that it has been used to draw the truss shapes from it., anonymous, Amsterdam, c. 1785, wood (plant material), h 46.5 cm × w 124 cm × d 14.5 cm
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Half Model, 40-Gun Hooker Frigate, Polychromed, decorated block model, starboard, three-mast, Closed main deck, baking deck, half deck, Nineteen artillery gates divided, main deck, eight smaller plus eight rowing ports, lower deck, Elaborate galleon, crowned leew, figurehead, dolphin, ditch knee, Round stern, two main lights, no fence, side gallery, Stern, rudder continue, straight rudder, square rudder king, rudder head, shape, human head, winged helmet, pig's head, Slightly rising, ends, two barwoods, deer, Peaked trusses, model, equipped, rests, damsel blocks, cut, vertical blocks, location, trusses, indicating, draw, truss shapes, Amsterdam, c, 1785, wood, plant material
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