000-180-002-085-C
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Model, of clipper
A clipper is a fast sailing ship, characterised in the mid 19th century by a three-masted square rig. This small wooden model represents a typical clipper from around 1880.
The model was built to a scale of 1:288 by Mr James Gray of Edinburgh.
The name clipper probably comes from the American expression 'to move at a fast clip' and was first used to describe topsail schooners from Baltimore around 1825.
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| Online ID: |
000-180-002-085-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland T.1960.48 |
| Date: |
Model: Between 1880 and 1960; Original: Around 1880
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| Material: |
Glass case
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| Dimensions: |
13.00" L x 6.25" H x 1.38" beam
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| What: |
Ship, sailing / clipper / model / case
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| Subject: |
23. SHIPPING, Sailing Ships, post 1760 (Departmental Classification)
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| Who: |
James Gray, Edinburgh (Model maker)
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| Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Description: |
Model of a sailing ship, a clipper, in a glass case
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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, p 33.
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