Model of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship 'Nimrod'
- Made:
- 1908-1916 in United Kingdom
Whole barquentine rigged model of the single-screw converted whaler the 'Nimrod' (1867) used by Ernest Shackleton during the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909, in glazed case (see note), unsigned, 1908-1916
Details
- Category:
- Water Transport
- Object Number:
- 1929-873
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), tin (metal), cotton (fibre), paint, metal (unknown) and tin plated
- Measurements:
-
with stand: 676 mm x 1136 mm x 358 mm, 7.105kg
- type:
- model - representation and sailing vessel
- credit:
- Lady Emily M Shackleton