Sternboard
Ten-foot wide sternboard with white and gilded foliate decoration on blue, from an unknown vessel. The form and somewhat neo-classical 'Adam' style suggests it is from a prestigious sailing vessel of the late-18th or early 19th century.
Object details
| ID: | FHD0019 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Figureheads |
| Type: | Sternboard |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | Late 18th to early 19th century |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Valhalla Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 3391 mm x 457 mm |