A Prisoner of War Model
Made in England by a French Prisoner of War
Circa 1800
A Wooden Model of a Third Rate Ship-of-the-Line
length 33 cm width 13 cm height 28 cm (13 x 5 x 11 in)
In glazed display case length 40 cm depth 18 cm height 33 cm (16 x 7 x 13 in)
This model is in exceptionally fine original condition. The hull is of hollowed timber with painted wales and open portlids. It has a carved polychrome figurehead of Neptune holding a trident with a decorated stern and quarter galleries. The timber decks have inscribed plank lines featuring a capstan, galley chimney, water butts and binnacle; the brass cannon are on wooden carriages.
The ship has detailed wooden spars and fighting tops with studding sail booms on the yards and accurate running and standing rigging with paper flags. The full hull is set in a waterline mount on a wooden plinth with a painted sea and decoration; it has two pairs of ship's boats streamed alongside.
For a similar example see: Antique Collectors Club The Art & Crafts of Napoleonic & American Prisoners of War 1756-1816 Clive L Lloyd Collection 2007