Half Model of a 90-Gun Ship of the Line

anonymous, c. 1799

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Vijf en dertig geschutpoorten verdeeld over drie dekken; bakdek aangegeven door gillingen en zonder poorten. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen hek of zijgalerij; het roer ontbreekt. Vrij vlakke zeeg, twee berghouten en één reehout. Vrij vlak onderwaterschip. Schaal 1:55 (afgeleid).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-277
  • Dimensionsheight 37.8 cm x width 142.5 cm x depth 15.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 90-Gun Ship of the Line

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-277

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Vijf en dertig geschutpoorten verdeeld over drie dekken; bakdek aangegeven door gillingen en zonder poorten. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen hek of zijgalerij; het roer ontbreekt. Vrij vlakke zeeg, twee berghouten en één reehout. Vrij vlak onderwaterschip. Schaal 1:55 (afgeleid).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, top centre, on a square black metal label: ‘CHATHAM. 1799’
    • label, bottom right: ‘277’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1799

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 37.8 cm x width 142.5 cm x depth 15.5 cm

Explanatory note

  • Het linieschip van 90 stukken Chattam van 195 voet werd in 1799-1800 door P. Glavimans Jz. in Rotterdam gebouwd. In 1809 werd het omgebouwd tot drijvende batterij en gebruikt bij de verdediging van Zeeland tegen de Engelse inval. In 1814 werd het als magazijnschip te Vlissingen door soldaten geplunderd; in 1823 voor de sloop verkocht.

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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 90-Gun Ship of the Line

Netherlands, c. 1799

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a square black metal label:CHATHAM. 1799
  • label, bottom right:277 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-277

Entry

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

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. Thirty-five gun ports are indicated by white frames in three tiers; some are damaged or missing. The forecastle and quarterdeck are outlined by ribbands with square hances. The sheer rises slightly towards the stern. Two wales and a sheer rail are indicated, all are painted black. The bow features an empty beakhead with two cheeks positioned directly on the beakhead, a beakhead bulkhead, part of a beakhead platform and a black knighthead. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. The model does not have a taffrail, quarter galleries or a rudder. The hull is rather flat and painted white below the waterline. The position of three masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form.

The 90-gun ship of the line Chattam (Chatham), 195 feet long, was built by Pieter Glavimans Jansz (1768-1850) in Rotterdam in 1799-1800.1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 277. Chattam was converted to a floating battery in 1809 and used to counter the British attack on Zeeland. In 1814 Chattam was a store vessel in Flushing and was plundered by soldiers, in 1823 the ship was sold for breaking up.2A.J. Vermeulen, De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine en die der gouvernementsmarine 1814-1962, The Hague 1962, p. 2.

Scale (derived) 1:55.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 277

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 90-Gun Ship of the Line, Netherlands, c. 1799', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053594

(accessed 24 mei 2026 05:12:24 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 277.
  • 2A.J. Vermeulen, De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine en die der gouvernementsmarine 1814-1962, The Hague 1962, p. 2.