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 Napoleonic 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. Rigging of horsehair - 1944 inventory
Provenance
1944, gifted to the National Trust by Field Marshal Sir Archibald and Lady Montgomery Massingberd.