N° d'objet
2001.262
Créateur
Description
Model hull of the yacth Ilex which was purchased by the R.E. Yacth Club in 1926 and sailed in 22 ocean races and won the Fastnet race in her first year. The Fastnet race is a 608 mile offshore sailing from Cowes to Fastnet Rock which was the last sight of Ireland for emigrants sailing to America. A painted wooden model of the hull of the Ilex yacth, mounted on a wooden plaque. The hull is painted with a white stripe from bow to stern covering around the top third of the ship, with the remaining lower portion painted chocolate brown. The model includes the yacths' keel/centreboard. The would be deck of the yacth is unpainted. In the bottom right corner is painted in white the words "ILEX R.E.Y.C BUILT BY CAMPER & NICHOLSONS LTD. 1899." On the back is a string for wall mounting.
Date
1899 - 1899
Période de création
Late Victorian, 1876-1901
Dimensions
- 742 mm
- Width: 252 mm
- Height: 82 mm