Boat Model, Chincoteague or Sinepuxent Bay Skiff, 1905
date: label: date made
content: 1963
notes: label: Description
content: This model represents a skiff, a type of sailboat used in Sinepuxent Bay, an inland waterway in Maryland. V-bottomed skiffs were built on Chincoteague Island by three different boat builders. This type of watercraft was used for fishing, as well as catching crab and oysters. They were commonly manned by two people, but could also be sailed singlehanded. The model represents a skiff constructed in 1905 about 20 feet long and 8 feet in beam. The model was built in 1963 by John W. Parker from plans at the Smithsonian.
label: Location
content: Currently on loan
topic: label: Subject
content: Maritime
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Transportation
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content: Ship Models
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.322466
label: accession number
content: 247836
label: catalog number
content: 322466
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ship model
label: Object Name
content: skiff, chinoteague, rigged model
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 20 in x 17 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in; 50.8 cm x 44.45 cm x 16.51 cm