Church-ship model, associated with James VI (I of England)

This is the bow view of a wooden church-ship model which was made in the late 16th or early 17th century. The model was probably built to celebrate the marriage and safe return to Scotland of James VI and his bride, Anne of Denmark, in 1590.

The upper details of the model are disproportionate as the ship was designed to be suspended and thus viewed from below. The ship is fully rigged and was re-rigged in the early 18th century.

The model may have hung in South Leith in Edinburgh, in the church of the minister who had married the royal couple in Norway.

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Online ID:	000-100-049-307-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1993.666
Date:	Late 16th or early 17th century
Material:	Inscription: Taffrail: [monogram of Christian IV of Denmark]
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What:	Church ship / model
Subject:
Who:	Anne of Denmark Christian IV of Denmark James VI of Scotland Trinity House, Leith (Owner)
Where:	Denmark SCOTLAND
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Description:	Church-ship model, late 16th or early 17th century, traditionally associated with James VI and his safe return to Scotland with Anne of Denmark in 1590
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