Model of a Lighthouse, Wooden model of a round lighthouse on a square building. The entire model is covered with sand and painted gray in two colors. The mausoleum-like building, which is actually built around the base of the tower, has a lowered entrance on the land side, flanked by the Latin inscriptions. The tower has five round windows with wreaths on the sea side, and on the land side two wreaths with crossed anchors, and the inscription J.C.J. VAN SPEYK under stars and above the Military Order of William hung on two palm branches. The ten-sided tub has a round circulation with a balustrade of torches, of the ten windows, the four on the country side are blinded. Ten-sided dome with wind vane. Scale 1:20 (Obreen), lighthouse, lightship, Egmond aan Zee, Lighthouse J.C.J. van Speijk, Jan Carel Josephus van Speijk, Military Order of William, College Zeemanshoop, anonymous, Netherlands, 1838 and/or 1840, wood (plant material), bronze (metal), glass, gypsum, sand, h 160 cm × w 112 cm × d 110 cm
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Model, Lighthouse, Wooden model, round lighthouse, square building, entire model, covered, sand, painted gray, two colors, mausoleum- building, actually built, base, tower, lowered entrance, land side, flanked, Latin inscriptions, five round windows, wreaths, sea side, land side two wreaths, crossed anchors, inscription J.C.J, VAN SPEYK under stars, Military Order, William hung, two palm branches, ten-sided tub, round circulation, balustrade, torches, ten windows, four, country side, blinded, Ten-sided dome, wind vane, Scale 1, 20, Obreen, lighthouse, lightship, Egmond aan Zee, Lighthouse J.C.J, van Speijk, Jan Carel Josephus van Speijk, William, College Zeemanshoop, Netherlands, 1838, 1840, wood, plant material, bronze, metal, glass, gypsum
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