tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post6681771900787827439..comments2024-03-18T11:39:17.491+00:00Comments on <p align="right">Steve's Random <br>Musings on Wargaming <br>and other stuff...</p>: Le vaisseau "Le St-Philbert"Steve-the-Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-29184402272120392162014-07-24T05:54:47.830+00:002014-07-24T05:54:47.830+00:00Thanks G. TF - you're right - there are even s...Thanks G. TF - you're right - there are even some exquisite examples from my local Napoleonic prison Portchester Castle.. and made from all sorts of materials as you'd expect but mainly animal bone..Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-60112232224096071772014-07-23T23:04:00.107+00:002014-07-23T23:04:00.107+00:00I have run across a fair number of ship models fro...I have run across a fair number of ship models from the Napoleonic Wars. Boston's Museum Of Fine Arts has an excellent assortment. They were almost all the work of prisoners of war, since Bonaparte stopped the normal cartel of prisoner exchanges. They had a lot of time on their hands to plan, collect materials, and build. G. Thomas Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07467577516360711271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-74721699697230671032014-07-23T14:59:09.441+00:002014-07-23T14:59:09.441+00:00Joppy - possibly... we know who it was made for, ...Joppy - possibly... we know who it was made for, and by who, but I'd <b>love</b> to know why - history just leaves us with those little unanswered questions... so one of the more important members of Noirmoutier society at the time commissions an (expensive) model war ship some time in the last quarter of the 18th Century as an offering..... could well be on behalf of a friend.... the options are limitless... :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-7281079053841848462014-07-22T18:32:28.281+00:002014-07-22T18:32:28.281+00:00Looking at the quality of the model I would guess ...Looking at the quality of the model I would guess it could be from a naval officer thankful that he'd survived the Napoleonic wars.joppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334867727613848852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-82128134560261015012014-07-22T17:56:11.573+00:002014-07-22T17:56:11.573+00:00Thanks CK - I am at heart a military historian - I...Thanks CK - I am at heart a military historian - I am fascinated by such things so it really wasn't hard work, and the research was a pleasure over a lunchtime....Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-16204245678442039392014-07-22T17:55:07.282+00:002014-07-22T17:55:07.282+00:00Cheers Joppy - yes, can understand that, but why a...Cheers Joppy - yes, can understand that, but why a war ship I wonder...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-25377555993538196882014-07-22T13:47:56.541+00:002014-07-22T13:47:56.541+00:00What a wonderful find. Thank you for sharing it. What a wonderful find. Thank you for sharing it. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-50965946902079963082014-07-22T13:22:36.869+00:002014-07-22T13:22:36.869+00:00Your right, you'll find these models in church...Your right, you'll find these models in churches all over the place, and are usually offerings of thanks for a safe voyage or surviving a catastrophe at sea.joppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334867727613848852noreply@blogger.com