Miniature model warship
Prisoner-of-war
Category
Models
Date
1875 - 1915
Materials
Boxwood [buxus sempervirens], Wood, Glass
Measurements
215 x 255 x 94 mm
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338808
Summary
Model ship. Miniature four deck warship entirely made of boxwood including the sails and rigging. Figurehead and anchor at bow. Lifeboat, capstan, hatch, cannons. Boat hanging from stern. Staircase down the side. French prisoner-of-war work. Now displayed in a glass fronted wooden case.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Prisoner-of-war