A 'Cutty Sark' ship model, 20th century.

Description

Wood. Marked “Cutty Sark” in the stern. Three-masted.
Length 110 cm. Height approx. 70 cm. Width 31 cm.

Documentation in the form of drawings is included.

The Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the shipping company Jock Willis Shipping Line, it was one of the last tea clipper ships built and one of the fastest, at the end of a long period of design development for this type of ship, which ended when steamers took over their routes. She was named after the short shirt of the fictional witch in Robert Burns' poem Tam o' Shanter, first published in 1791.

After earning initially in the tea trade between China and Britain, she transitioned into the wool trade from Australia. Over the years, she changed owners and uses until she was purchased by a retired captain for use as a training ship. After various changes of ownership and uses, she eventually ended up in permanent dry dock for public display in London. Although affected by fires, she has undergone several restorations and is today a well-known historical landmark and one of the few remaining clipper ships from the 19th century.Show more

Condition

Single threads have dropped.

Theme

Formstad's Selected