Ship Model of a French Barque
date: label: date made
content: ca 1890
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Made ca. 1890, this model is of an unidentified four-masted barque. It has a solid oak hull and scored deck to simulate planking. The model is fully rigged, but without sails, and has a galleried stern and bow.
label: Description
content: The barque (or bark) is a sailing ship with at least three masts, of which all but the one at the stern is rigged with square sails. The sail at the stern is rigged fore and aft, for handling purposes. In the later 19th century, the bark grew as large as 3,000 tons capacity, mainly for the bulk cargo trade (grains, coal, fertilizers). The biggest sailing ship ever built was the 1911 bark France II of 5,806 tons. Today, the few remaining examples of the type are museum or sail training ships.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Maritime
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Transportation
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0279.073
label: accession number
content: 2005.0279
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0279.073
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ship model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood: oak (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 24 in x 26 in x 12 in; 60.96 cm x 66.04 cm x 30.48 cm
label: Measurements
content: hull: 5 1/2 in x 33 in x 6 in; 13.97 cm x 83.82 cm x 15.24 cm