The Good Intent
Toytown Ship
1920-1930 (made)
1920-1930 (made)
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A four masted wooden model ship with one gun deck and a high stern cabin. Three of the masts have crows nests. It is an accurate representation of a real ship. It is made primarily from varnished wood with celluloid sails and string rigging. The keel is painted white and there are orange lines painted on the ship's hull. There is a swivel gun on the poop deck.
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | The Good Intent (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood |
| Brief description | Carved and painted wooden ship made by S G Hulme Beaman in the 1920s |
| Physical description | A four masted wooden model ship with one gun deck and a high stern cabin. Three of the masts have crows nests. It is an accurate representation of a real ship. It is made primarily from varnished wood with celluloid sails and string rigging. The keel is painted white and there are orange lines painted on the ship's hull. There is a swivel gun on the poop deck. |
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| Credit line | Given by Betty Billett |
| Object history | One of Hulme Beaman's own original Toytown buildings that he used for scene-setting prior to writing and illustrating his stories and plays |
| Bibliographic reference | Hulme Beaman, S.G. The Book of Toytown and Larry the Lamb, London: Harrap, 1979 |
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| Accession number | B.26-2000 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2001 |
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