| | | Cutty Sark Model Ship - Length: 20 inches | Overall dimensions:
20" long x 4" W x 17"
H (1:190 scale). This
Cutty Sark authentic
model is available in
4 other verisons.
Cutty Sark Tea
Clipper 14", Cutty
Sark 27" long,
Limited Edition Cutty
Sark 44" and Cutty
Sark 44" Wood Model.
Our Cutty Sark Tea
Clipper is made with
plank on frame
construction (a
painstaking process
where each individual
plank is added to the
hull one at a time).
This Tea Clipper is
built with rare, high
quality woods such as
southwest cherry,
white orchis wood,
birch, maple and
rosewood. The model
rests perfectly on a
scale wooden base.
Our Cutty Sark has
masterfully stitched
canvas sails
authentic to the real
Cutty Sark. To build
this ship, extensive
research was done
using various sources
such as museums,
drawings, copies of
original plans and
photos of the actual
ship.
Historical
Significance of the
Cutty Sark:
She is the epitome of
the great age of
sail. She is the only
surviving extreme
clipper, and the only
tea clipper still in
existence. Most of
her hull fabric
survives from her
original construction
and she is the best
example of a merchant
composite
construction vessel.
She has captured the
imagination of
millions of people,
15 million of whom
have come on board to
learn the stories she
has to tell. She was
preserved in
Greenwich partly as a
memorial to the men
of the merchant navy,
particularly those
who lost their lives
in the world wars.
She is one of the
great sights of
London.
Statement of
Significance. She is
the world’s sole
surviving extreme
clipper, a type of
vessel that was the
highest development
of the fast
commercial sailing
ship, with the
majority of her hull
fabric surviving from
her original
construction. She is
internationally
appreciated for her
beauty and is one of
the most famous ships
in the world. Her
fine lines – a
considerable part of
her appeal – are
defined by her frames
which form part of
the vessel’s
composite
construction; a
construction
technique of which
she is the best
surviving example and
of which she is of
exceptional quality.
She is a gateway to
the World Heritage
Site at Greenwich and
is a key asset to
both the World
Heritage Site and the
Borough of Greenwich.
As a tea clipper, she
is tangible evidence
of the importance of
tea in 19th century
trade and cultural
life.
| Product Details:
NAME: Cutty Sark Model Ship - Length: 20 inches
TYPE: Reproduction
MANUFACTURER: Shop
SKU: B0705: |
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