Model of a four-legged gin

anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1800

Defensive artillery was extremely heavy as a rule and therefore not very mobile. However, heavy artillery could be moved and placed on a mount, such as a gun carriage, using a gin – a kind of hoist. There was also a more mobile version of this hoist, the field gin (on display nearby).

  • Artwork typescale model
  • Object numberNG-C-1995-63
  • Dimensionslength 54 cm x width 25 cm x height 46 cm
  • Physical characteristicsijzer, hout, touw

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Model of a four-legged gin

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-C-1995-63

  • Description

    Model van een vierbenige vestingbok. De hijsspil wordt aangedreven door een met een slinger bediend wormwiel. Het aan de takel hangende bronzen geschutmodel ontbreekt.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • number: ‘AM128’
    • number: ‘KA 15546’

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1750 - c. 1800

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ijzer, hout, touw

  • Dimensions

    length 54 cm x width 25 cm x height 46 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the City of Amsterdam

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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