Model lightship
Charles Paget Wade (Shortlands 1883 - Evesham 1956)
Category
Models
Date
1900
Materials
Wood, Textile, Metal pins
Measurements
190 x 47 mm; 180 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338798
Summary
Model boat. Model of the Spurn lightship made by Charles Wade c.1900, painted red, black and white. ‘SPURN’ painted in white on both sides. Main mast with rigging, smaller mizzen mast. Pennants on top of rigging. On a broad, wooden stand. In notebook no.2, page 20 (1340945.2) Charles Wade refers to: 'Admiral 55. Small model of the SPURN Lightship, shows deck details' Includes sketch with dimensions.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Charles Paget Wade (Shortlands 1883 - Evesham 1956)
References
Wade, 1944: Charles Paget Wade, Contents of Snowshill Manor. Volume 2 The Admiral’s Room, 1944, page 20