Half Model of a Paddle Steamer; Polychromed; fully planked mold model (starboard) of a two-masted paddle steamer. The model has only one artillery gate; but at the fore and aft deck also fall gates for artillery guns. The figurehead is a gilt curl. Elliptical fence with Rijkswapen; rudder with round rudder (American rudder) and rounded rudder blade. Gearbox covered with inverted lifeboat; grilles in front and behind the gearbox; a chimney on deck. Fully flat sheer. Round bilge. 1:40 scale (Obreen); Rotterdam; East Indies; Suriname (ship); Rijkswerf Rotterdam; c. 1846 - c. 1848; wood (plant material); brass (alloy); h 27 cm x w 133 cm x d 16 cm