Model, Ship
Production date
1861-1864
Description
A model of three masted fully rigged sailing ship. The small paper flag at the mast head is embroidered " LARNE ". The ship is not attached to the base, which is only designed to hold it in a wooden cradle.
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Object detail
Production date
1861-1864
Production place
Subject person
Classification
Credit line
This
model
was
made
by
a
French
sailor
put
ashore
in
New
Plymouth
between
1861
and
1864
with
a
broken
leg.
The
sailor
gave
it
to
Hospital
Sergeant
James
Hill
of
the
57th
Regiment
as
a
token
of
appreciation
for
his
medical
services.
The
ship
is
not
thought
to
be
modelled
on
any
particular
vessel
and
the
flag
refers
to
the
homeland
of
Hill,
who
was
born
in
Ireland
in
1820.
Accession number
A81.391
Collection type
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