Model of the British Admiralty Boardroom, showing the Navy Board's presentation to King Charles II for the 1677 Thirty-Ship Shipbuilding Programme
- Made:
- 1960 in Kingston upon Thames and South Kensington
- maker:
- Barbara Mary Campbell and Science Museum, Workshops
Model of the British Admiralty Boardroom, scale 1:6, showing the Navy Board's 1677 presentation to King Charles II of a scale ship model to illustrate the 1677 Thirty-Ship Shipbuilding Programme, by Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 1960, with figures by Barbara Mary Campbell, Hampton Wick, Surrey, England, 1960. The figures depicted are: King Charles II, Samuel Pepys-Secretary to the Admiralty Board, Anthony Deane-Master Shipwright at Woolwich Dockyard, Sir John Tippetts-Surveyor of the Navy, Joseph Williamson-Secretary of State, James Butler-Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Prince Rupert-Naval Commander and inventor.
Details
- Category:
- Water Transport
- Object Number:
- 1960-3
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), glass, felt, silk thread, textile, paper (fibre product), plaster, paint, feather, hair, steel (metal), leatherette, ink, mahogany (wood), pine (wood), wood composites and electrical components
- Measurements:
-
overall: Height = 915 mm x Width = 1540 mm x Depth = 833 mm,
- type:
- model - representation and boardroom
- credit:
- Science Museum