- Title:
- Builder's whole, rigged model, of SS 'Great Eastern', 1853-1857
- Object name(s):
- model - representation; watercraft; model - representation; watercraft
- Brief description:
- Builder's whole, rigged model, scale 1:96, of SS 'Great Eastern' by John Scott Russell and Company, Millwall, London, England, 1853-1857
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- water transport
- Associated concept:
- watercraft
- Associated concept:
- model - representation
- Associated place:
- Isle of Dogs
- Place association:
- association
- Credit line:
- John Scott Russell
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 16 1/8
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 410
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 30 1/8
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 765
- Dimension:
- weight
- Dimension measurement unit:
- kg
- Dimension value:
- 88
- Dimension:
- weight
- Dimension measurement unit:
- lbs
- Dimension value:
- 194.0078
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 90 9/16
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 2300
- Material:
- wood (unknown)
- Material:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Material:
- paint
- Material:
- cotton (fibre)
- Material:
- metal (unknown)
- Material:
- box (wood)
- Material:
- mahogany (wood)
- Material:
- steel (metal)
- Material:
- complete
- Object name:
- model - representation; watercraft; model - representation; watercraft
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1853
- Date - latest:
- 1857
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1853
- Date - latest:
- 1857
- Object production person:
- John Scott Russell and Company
- Object production place:
- Millwall, London, England, United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 1857-101
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- N38-1857
- Other number type:
- South Kensington Museum number
- Other number:
- 3584
- Other number type:
- nominal file
- Responsible department/section:
- SCM - Water Transport
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/10fe2d0a-e36a-36ee-b8b3-74dce0bbfdbb
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/10fe2d0a-e36a-36ee-b8b3-74dce0bbfdbb, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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