Half model of sloop of war MARION

half model

MODELS - VESSELS - HALF
wood
Overall: 14 1/2 x 73 x 6 1/2 in.

Pine half model of single screw sloop of war MARION. Vessel begun 1872, hull built in Kittery, Maine, engines in Boston. Model has three mast stubs, bowsprit stub, trailboards, funnel, chainplates, 9 guns. Black topsides, red bottom. Mounted on mahogany backboard with gold trim and "MARION" front center in gold.


1972.513

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