Model No. 1228: [Iris Prelim Model?]

Model by: NGH?
Made when: 1889 (???)
Possible model scale: 1/16
Model length (ca.): 21.2" (53.9cm)
Implied vessel LOA at 1/16 (ca.): 28' 4" (8.6m)
Power/Sail: S
Vessel Type: Catboat?
Hull Configuration: Keel
Model location: H.M.M. Workshop West Wall Left

Original text on model:
"[Blank]" (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)

Model identification:
"Possibly newly identified model. This model bears much similarity to Model 1003 for #406s Iris and may be a preliminary model made at a smaller scale (1:16 versus 1:12 of the final model). Compare also with Model 1202 which may also be related." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. May 7, 2021.)

"At a scale of 1/12 this _might_ be the keel sail boat referenced to in the NGH design booklet entry dated October 15, 1888 'Weighing of Model of keel sail boat 18 1/2ft LWL to displacement to waterline marked on model. ... Disp. ... 4417lbs. ... L.W.L. of 18ft 3 1/2in'." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. September 16, 2014.)

Related model(s):
Model 1202 by NGH? (1889?); sail Model 1228 by NGH? (1889?); sail
Model 1003 by NGH (1889?); #406s Iris