Full model of a Skipjack

ship model

MODELS - VESSELS - FULL
marad; models
Shoesmith, James
wood; metal; fiber
overall: 30 x 7 3/4 x 34 in.

Full model of a Skipjack sailboat, with white topsides, red bottom, natural wood deck, and white spars. Simple, gold spiral figurehead. Port and starboard lights attached to lines at the mast. Deckhouse doors are ajar. Black anchor toward bow. Functional tiller moves rudder. Model is mounted on a mahogany cross stand. Detached black label reads: SKIPJACK / BUILT 1930 / LENGTH 30' / SCALE 3/4" = 1' / MODEL BY JAMES R. SHOESMITH."

2013.71.4