Ship model
Category
Models
Date
1800
Materials
Bone, wood, straw and glass
Measurements
330 x 380 mm
Order this imageCollection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 637058
Caption
Model of a three-masted frigate carved out of bone by French prisoners of war c.1800
Summary
Model of a three-masted frigate carved out of bone by French prisoners of war at Norman Cross House, near Peterborough, c.1800. Contained in a glass fronted case of wood covered with straw parquetry. Octagonal base and domed top,the pediment painted with the Royal Arms. Double doors over front.
Provenance
1944, gifted to the National Trust by Field Marshal Sir Archibald and Lady Montgomery Massingberd.