Equipment model; Anchor model

Scale: Unknown. A model of an anchor with a wooden stock (circa 1800). The model is made largely of iron painted black. There is an eye at the top of the shank through which is fitted a large iron ring covered in a canvas-like material painted black. The stock is made in two wooden sections divided longitudinally, secured using four square iron bands (one missing) and stained black.

Object Details

ID: SLR1989
Collection: Ship models
Type: Equipment model; Anchor model
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1800
People: South Kensington Museum
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 418 x 237 x 407 mm