F2897-4

'Amazon', full stern Long Caption: Scale: 1:32. Built at this slightly larger and unusual scale, the model is a fine example of the Georgian style of modelling, with a fully planked hull and partially planked decks. The hull is constructed 'bread-and-butter’ fashion, of wooden planks glued together horizontally and then shaped externally to fit templates taken from the building plans. The wooden core is then gouged out internally to produce a shell of about an inch thick, over which the planking, deck beams and decoration are applied. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Green Blackwall Collection Object: SLR0315 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1780 Medium: fruitwood; metal; paint; varnish; gilt; brass Size: 390 mm x 1420 mm x 370 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.