Model, scale 1:16, of a Portland Lerret, unsigned, by Maurice Castle-Smith, Chideock, Dorset, England, 1938.
This boat worked in tricky current conditions and storms. It was most frequently landed on the steep banks of pebbles to the North and West of Portland Bill. For a fishing boat speed was less important and the lerret is relatively broad widthed/beamed and so able to carry a large and heavy seine-net
Details
- Category:
- Water Transport
- Object Number:
- 1938-461
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), metal (unknown), cotton (fibre), copper (alloy) and stone
- Measurements:
-
overall: 95 mm x 370 mm x 143 mm,
crate: 1340 mm x 1590 mm x 1590 mm, 238 kg
- type:
- watercraft
- credit:
- Kindly donated by Peter Castle-Smith
