Model of Three-masted Ship <i>Kate</i>
date: label: date made
content: ca 1850
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This model is of the unrigged three-masted cargo ship <i>Kate</i>. It is in the style of a builder’s model, with open framing and decking. The rigging, lines, sails, upper masts and hardware are not attached, indicating that the model was unfinished. A capstan or horizontal winch is mounted on a planked section in the center of the deck framing, and a work bar supports one at the front. These served to raise or lower sail or haul up the anchor. The bow is carved with foliage, scrolls and the name. A bowsprit extends beyond the bow, and there are chain plates for rigging in three channels on both sides.
label: Description
content: The minutes of the Board of the Insurance Company of North America (INA) indicate that on 7 October 1851, the INA President was authorized to purchase the model for $50 from F. W. Hubbell, Esq. This model was used in the INA office or in court cases to indicate where insurance claim-related damage occurred, as in a collision with another vessel or a grounding. There were several three-masted ships named <i>Kate</i> in the <i>Lloyd’s Register of Shipping</i> for the period, and it is not known which one this model represents.
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: 2005.0279.086
label: accession number
content: 2005.0279
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0279.086
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ship model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 33 in x 64 1/2 in x 14 in; 83.82 cm x 163.83 cm x 35.56 cm