L0732

Warship Long Caption: Scale: Unknown. A model of the starboard side of an ironclad warship (1853) made entirely in wood and painted in realistic colours. The hull below the waterline is painted brown with a narrow cream stripe above, and black above the waterline. Fittings include fore, main and mizzen stumpmasts and a rudder. The model has a prominent ram bow and a vertical sheer at the stern. The model is mounted on a cream wooden backboard with a brown painted bevelled edge. Plaque inscribed "Design for an iron.cased.ship by Messrs, Napier & Sons 1853.". Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: SLR0865 Artist: Napier & Sons Medium: wood; paint; varnish Size: 197 mm x 1185 mm x 107 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.