Model No. 224: Violet

Model by: NGH
Made when: 1898 (??)
Stated model scale: 1/12
Model length (ca.): 15.4" (39.2cm)
Implied vessel LOA at 1/12 (ca.): 15' 5" (4.7m)
Power/Sail: S
Vessel Type: Racing Catboat
Hull Configuration: Centerboard
Model location: H.M.M. Model Room South Wall Center

Vessels from this model:
1 built, modeled by NGH

Original text on model:
"No. 491 1890 [1898?] scale 1/12 VIOLET" (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)

Model description:
"15' lwl Violet, centerboard catboat of 1898." (Source: Bray, Maynard. 2004.)

Comment:
"Check if NGH date of 1890 is really correct as Violet was built in 1897/98." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. 2008.)