Wooden statue for on the rudder at the stern of a wooden ship.
- Period:
- 18th century
- Dimensions:
- 20 cm
- Reference:
- 100-145
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Wooden statue for on the rudder at the stern of a wooden ship.
A beautifully carved rudderhead in the form of a "moor", with turban, feather, pearl-earrings and pearl necklace.
Small, refined rudderheads were used to decorate the tiller in the 18th century.
Dutch, 18th century.
A similar example is in the collection of the Fries Scheepvaart Museum at Sneek.
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