Wooden rowing boat, part of boat model 1893.31.1 [ZM 10/3/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden rowing boat, part of boat model 1893.31.1 [ZM 10/3/2016]
Long description: Stained or varnished wooden model of a rowing boat with a clinker built hull with overlapping planks. The wooden rudder and tiller are attached to the hull with metal pins enabling movement from side to side. There are three plank style seats, or thwarts, and three holes along the gunwale on each side of the hull, presumably for positioning the oars. [ZM 10/3/2016]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England Norfolk Cromer
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker William Bligh; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Lady Buxton; PRM source Catherine Anne Buxton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1893
Date collected: Before 1893
Acquisition information: Donated: 1893
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Varnished, Process Polished, Process Painted
Dimensions: Height: max 120 mm, Width: max 115 mm, Length: max 342 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1893.31.1.1