An exhibition standard 1:384 scale waterline model of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Roger B. Taney of New York, circa 1833, built by J.A. Evans

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An exhibition standard 1:384 scale waterline model of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Roger B. Taney of New York, circa 1833, built by J.A. Evans
with standing and running rigging and full suit of sails set on a starboard reach, windlass, cleats, belaying rails, fife rails, hatches, deck house, ship's wheel and binnacle, ship's boat in stern davits and members of the crew. The planked hull, copper plated to the waterline and with planked topsides, finished in black, white and natural wood and mounted on a painted, moulded seascape. Glazed case.
5¼ x 8¼in. (13.3 x 21cm.), case

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One of a popular class of cutters, the Roger B. Taney was built in New York by Webb and Allen and served on the Atlantic coast for 25 years. She patrolled the Florida coast during the Seminole Indian troubles. The cutter's career ended when struck by lightening near Savannah, Georgia, in 1857.