Model, of beach punt Maria

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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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• Online ID: 000-180-002-083-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1946.10
• Date: Model: Between 1886 and 1946; Original: 1886
  
• Material: Punt, beach / model
  
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• What: Punt, beach / model
  
• Subject: 23. SHIPPING, Fishing Boats (Departmental Classification)
  
• Who: L.H. Foster, Chale Cottage, Gore Pit, Kelvedon, Essex (Model maker)
  Maria (beach punt)
  
• Where: England, Essex, Kelvedon
  England, Southwold
  
• Event:
• Description: Model of the beach punt Maria of Southwold, the original built in 1886, to a scale of 1 in 12
  
• 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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