Golden Hind
Hubert M. Brookes
Category
Gold
Date
1970 - 1972
Materials
Gold
Measurements
260 mm (Height); 235 mm (Diameter); 6 oz t (weight)
Place of origin
Weston-super-Mare
Order this imageCollection
Buckland Abbey, Devon
NT 809594
Caption
Made entirely of 18 carat gold, with 250 seperate pieces and rigging wire ten thousandths of an inch thick, this model is a most generouse gift.
Summary
Gold model of the Golden Hind, sits on a turned ebonised wooden base covered in blue material and has a glass dome. Brass plaque on front of base with inscription / scale 1:160 / 18ct solid gold model of Drakes Golden Hind / made by Hubert M Brookes 1972 / 600 hours work over two years / comprising about 250 separate pieces with rigging wire ten thousandths of an inch thick.
Provenance
Gifted by Miss Audrey Attwood
Marks and inscriptions
18ct gold model / of Drakes Golden Hind / scale 1,160 / made by Hubert M Brookes 1972 (plaque on stand)
Makers and roles
Hubert M. Brookes, maker