Model of eight-oared barge

Made:
1861-1865 in Stangate
maker:
Searle and Sons

Model, scale 1:20, of an eight-oared barge with stowed oars and fitted with stern bench seats, made by Searle and Sons, Lambeth, London, 1861-1865. The semi-state barge was ordered by the Earl of Kenmare, K.P., for the use of H.M. Queen Victoria during her visit to the Killarney Lakes in 1861

Details

Category:
Water Transport
Object Number:
1925-257
Materials:
wood (unidentified), paint, silk and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 150 mm x 852 mm x 135 mm,
type:
model - representation and barge (flat-bottomed watercraft)
credit:
Searle, E.C.