Model ship
Category
Models
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bone, Cardboard, Paint, Textile, Wood
Measurements
40 mm (H)100 mm (W)122 mm (Diameter)56 mm (H)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338954
Summary
Bone model of a ship on a tiered octagonal wooden stand. Stand has wooden balustrade with urn finials (only two remain) and decorated with corn motif. The mast and rigging of the ship are now detached and some of the balustrade is missing. The model is stored in a circular cardboard box printed with green and purple pattern and tied with a green ribbon.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.