Figurehead of the Sovereign
Basic Information
- FigID
- F0147
- InstID
- Figurehead type
- Figurehead
- Title
- Figurehead of the Sovereign
- Vessel name
- Sovereign
- Type (Naval/Merchant)
- Merchant
- Copyright owner
- © Cutty Sark Trust Copyright
- Copyright notes
- Photo: © Cutty Sark Trust Copyright
- Current location
- Cutty Sark
- Location date
- 04/03/2013
Physical Information
- Description
- A small, full-length male figurehead in gold chain mail and wearing a gold/red crown. The figure wears a red tunic under the mail. He has a brown belt and brown cross gartering on the legs. His right arm is held forward and is detachable. His left arm is at his side with a dagger in the hand. He is looking forward, and his left leg is shown stepping forward. He stands on a small gold pedestal with ornate green detail.
- Maker
- Unknown
- Date made
- Unknown
- Place made
- Unknown
- Size
- H104 x W35 x D43 cms
- Materials
- Object history
- The figurehead is part of a collection assembled by Sydney Cumbers and known as 'The Long John Silver Collection'. It is from a brig of the same name, but nothing else is recorded about it. The figurehead represents a Saxon king, and the right arm is detachable so that it could be unshipped in heavy weather.
- Vessel history
- The "Royal Sovereign," a mail packet built at Rotherhithe in 1821. Her name was afterwards changed to "Monkey" and she became a tug at Chatham.
- Bibliography
- Admiralty Catalogue (1911) No 536.
Ownership Information
- Owner type
- Public Institution
- Owner name
- The Cutty Sark Trust
- Contact details
- Royal Museums Greenwich, London SE10 9NF
- Ownership can be cited online
- Yes
- Accessible to public
- Yes
- Data verified by owner
- Yes
- Date verified
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