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Model of ‘Falmouth’ Ship
Specifications
Model of ‘Falmouth’ Ship
Category
Transportation
Classification
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Documentary Objects - Other Documents - Model
Object Origin
Model Builder:
Craven, Frederic A.
Date Built:
1931
Date Original design:
c. 1752
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: 1/48 scale model trade ship. Wood hull built to appear submerged in water and listing slightly to port; multiple cannons and hatches in sides just below rail; three (3) masts with trapezoidal fabric sails; angled prow with two (2) unfurled sails; wood planed multi-tiered deck; sits on light green transparent plexiglass with cutout in shape of hull to represent water.
Measurements: Object:
Height: 32.5 in, Length: 47 in, Depth: 19 in
Credit
Museum Purchase, 32.112
Display Status
On Exhibit
Model of ‘Falmouth’ Ship
About: Model of ‘Falmouth’ Ship
About: Model of ‘Falmouth’ Ship
This is a model of the British ship named HMS Falmouth. Built in England in 1752, the English East India Company operated this ship in its monopoly trade between Britain and the East Indies. Although Falmouth carried freight such as tea, salt, indigo dye, and opium, it was sailed in the manner of a Royal Navy frigate, or warship.
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