Object data
wood and rope
(1): height 28.5 cm × width 43.8 cm × depth 17.6 cm
(2): height 28 cm × width 43.6 cm × depth 17 cm
anonymous, after August Elize Tromp
Two Models of a Chain Stopper
Netherlands, Flushing, 1833
Inscriptions
- label, top left: 621 former inventory label
- label, centre left: 621 bis former inventory label
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-621
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Two almost identical models (NG-MC-621-1 and NG-MC-621-2) of a stopper between two decks, consisting of a slide for the chain on a chock continuing through the starboard hawsehole, and a heavy claw stopper hanging from a chock against the side of the ship; the claw takes the form of a spanner with a screw with counter threads running through the cheeks, to adjust the width of the jaws. A brace secures the chain at the back of the chock and is secured with a clip, which is fastened with a tackle hanging from the deckhead. A wooden chain with a dummy weight has been added to one of the models.
Only one model number 621 is mentioned by Obreen in his catalogue. One of the three models labelled ‘619’ is identical to his description of model number 621.1
The model of this chain stopper is supposed to show an improvement of Béchamiel’s design made by August Elize Tromp (1801-1871). A stopper of this kind was fitted on the sloop of war Boreas in 1833. Similar models, however, have been found in the maritime museums in Paris and La Spezia.2
Literature
J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 621
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Two Models of a Chain Stopper, Netherlands, 1833', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.663760
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