made in Colchester, Essex
000-180-002-083-C
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Model, of beach punt Maria
This wooden model represents the beach punt 'Maria', a traditional inshore fishing boat from the Suffolk coast. 'Maria' was built at Southwold in 1886.
The model was built to a scale of 1:12 by Mr L H Foster of Colchester in Essex.
Boats like these were fished by longshoremen - beach fishermen who worked off the open shore. Various types of fishing took place throughout the year - trawling for shrimps and plaice, long-line fishing, crab and lobster pots, drift-net fishing for inshore herring and sprat fishing in the winter.
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000-180-002-083-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland T.1946.10 |
| Date: |
Model: Between 1886 and 1946; Original: 1886
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| What: |
Punt, beach / model
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| Subject: |
23. SHIPPING, Fishing Boats (Departmental Classification)
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| Who: |
L.H. Foster, Chale Cottage, Gore Pit, Kelvedon, Essex (Model maker)
Maria (beach punt)
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| Where: |
England, Essex, Kelvedon
England, Southwold
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| Description: |
Model of the beach punt Maria of Southwold, the original built in 1886, to a scale of 1 in 12
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| References: |
- Storer, J D. Ship Models in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh: A catalogue of models representing the history of shipping from 1500 BC to the present day. Edinburgh: Royal Scottish Museum Information Series, 1985, pp 64-5.
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