Half Model of a 6-Gun Brig

anonymous, c. 1796 - c. 1797

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een tweemaster. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg naar voor en achter iets oplopend, één barkhout. Iets gepiekt rondspant. Schaal ca. 1:40 (afgeleid).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-360-2
  • Dimensionsheight 26.5 cm x width 78 cm x depth 9.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 6-Gun Brig

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-360-2

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een tweemaster. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg naar voor en achter iets oplopend, één barkhout. Iets gepiekt rondspant. Schaal ca. 1:40 (afgeleid).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • label, bottom right: ‘360’ former inventory label
    • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label: ‘HAASJE. 1796’

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Rotterdam (possibly)

  • Dating

    c. 1796 - c. 1797

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 26.5 cm x width 78 cm x depth 9.3 cm

Explanatory note

  • De brik van 6 stukken Haasje, lang 75 voet, werd in 1796-1797 te Rotterdam door P. Glavimans Jz. gebouwd.

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Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

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anonymous

Half Model of a 6-Gun Brig

? Rotterdam, c. 1796 - c. 1797

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label:HAASJE. 1796
  • label, bottom right:360 former inventory label

Provenance

...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

Object number: NG-MC-360-2

Entry

Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the starboard side of a two-masted ship, mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard.

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. The sheer rises towards both ends. One wale and a sheer rail are indicated, both are painted black. The bow features an empty beakhead with two cheeks and a black knighthead. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. Below the stern a straight, square-headed rudder is indicated. The hull is S-bottomed and painted white below the waterline. The position of two masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form.

Although Obreen mentions only one model of this brig in his catalogue,1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 360. two have been found (see model NG-MC-360-1). The 6-gun brig Haasje, 75 feet long, was built by Pieter Glavimans Jansz (1768-1850) in Rotterdam in 1796. Haasje was captured by the British at the Cape of Good Hope in 1803.2HNA 1.01.47.36 Admiraliteitscolleges, Losse Aanwinsten, inv. no. 17, Genealogie Asmus.

Scale (derived) approx. 1:40.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 360

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 6-Gun Brig, Rotterdam, c. 1796 - c. 1797', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053673

(accessed 21 mei 2026 19:10:30 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 360.
  • 2HNA 1.01.47.36 Admiraliteitscolleges, Losse Aanwinsten, inv. no. 17, Genealogie Asmus.