Tools

anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596

Each ship was fitted with carpentry tools for making repairs. On Nova Zembla, these tools came in handy for building the ‘Safe House’. It is striking how little the tools have changed over the centuries; many of them can still be found in modern toolboxes.

  • Artwork typeplane, block plane
  • Object numberNG-NM-7771
  • Dimensionslength 16 cm x height 10.5 cm x width 5.6 cm, depth 10.2 cm x width 4.5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Tools

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-NM-7771

  • Description

    Blokschaaf, kort en plat bestaande uit een prismavormig houten blok, met een vlakke zool en een rechtopstaand handvat en twee bijpassende schaafijzers.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous

  • Dating

    c. 1590 - c. 1596

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • length 16 cm x height 10.5 cm x width 5.6 cm
    • depth 10.2 cm x width 4.5 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1596 - 1597

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

    • Fr. van Tyghem (1966) I p.50-53 en afb. 272 en 277
    • Documentatiemap.

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