L3626

Equipment model; Anchor model; Killick Long Caption: Scale: Unknown. A model of a half killick from Bessy's Cove, Cornwall consisting of a single slightly curved thick wooden branch with the bark left on, cut to a point at either end through which passes a forked grown bough which holds a roughly rectangular block of stone in place. The forked end of the bough just above the stone forms an eye for lashing the cable. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK Object: ZBA4757 Artist: unknown Date: unknown Medium: wood; stone; twine Size: 42 mm x 55 mm x 40 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.