Model No. Ext01: Faustine

Model by: JBH
Made when: 1873 (?)
Calculated model scale: 1/24
Power/Sail: S
Vessel Type: Schooner
Hull Configuration: Keel
Model location: Private collection (Offered at auction at Bonhams in 2007)

Vessels from this model:
Model description:
"Half model for 1873 Herreshoff schooner Faustine. Appears to be a display model built between 1873 and 1909 by an unknown model builder for Faustine's owner." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. February 5, 2009.)

Comment:
"Bonhams Sale 13438
7 May 2006, Larz Anderson Auto Museum, Brookline, Massachusetts
Lot 1276
An important half block builder's model of the Herreschoff schooner 'Faustine', 1873 47 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 4 1/4in (120.5 x 29 x 11cm)
Built to a scale of approximately 1:25 of mahogany, boxwood, white pine and rosewood. Solid timber sections on narrow waterlines of contrasting wood below the waterline, with detailed stem, keel and stern post. Broader waterline sections above with fine contrasting seam lines, gunwale and rail. Fitted with stub bowsprit and masts. Mounted onto a polished decorative baseboard in contrasting woods with a silver nameplate. Inscribed on the reverse "Aux Schrn 'Faustine' R.L.Y.Club owner G.Peabody Russell Esq. of Quarr House nr. Ryde. Tonnage 115 Length 79'6" Beam 19'1". 47 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 4 1/4in (120.5 x 29 x 11cm)
Estimate: $12,000 - 15,000
Footnote:
The auxiliary schooner 'Faustine' was built for George Peabody Russell, nephew of the founder of the Peabody Museum, by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol Rhode Island in 1873. Russell kept her on the Isle of Wight at Wootton Creek and it was here that he befriended a local fisherman by the name of Hooper, who had moored alongside 'Faustine' whilst sheltering from a gale in the Solent. The friendship flourished and when in 1905 Russell died, his housekeeper gave Hooper the half model of 'Faustine'. The model, a superb example of boatbuilder's craftsmanship, was sold by Mr Hooper's son to the present vendor in the 1970's.
'Faustine' appears in Lloyds Register of Yachts, the Eastern Yacht Club Ditty Box and the official list of Herreshoff boats." (http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=USA&screen=lotdetailsNoFlash&iSaleItemNo=2771828&iSaleNo=13438&iSaleSectionNo=1, last visit February 5, 2009.)

"Lot 348 : An important half block builder's model of the Herreschoff schooner 'Faustine,' 1873 47 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 4 1/4in (120.5 x 29 x 11cm)
Auction Location: United Kingdom - 2007
The auxiliary schooner 'Faustine' was built for George Peabody Russell, nephew of the founder of the Peabody Museum, by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol Rhode Island in 1873. Russell kept her on the Isle of Wight at Wootton Creek and it was here that he befriended a local fisherman by the name of Hooper, who had moored alongside 'Faustine' whilst sheltering from a gale in the Solent. The friendship flourished and when in 1905 Russell died, his housekeeper gave Hooper the half model of 'Faustine'. The model, a superb example of boat builder's craftsmanship, was sold by Mr Hooper's son to the present vendor in the 1970's.
'Faustine' appears in Lloyds Register of Yachts, the Eastern Yacht Club Ditty Box and the official list of Herreshoff boats." (Source: http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/an-important-half-block-builder-s-model-of-the-he-1-c-zl9zav7vvu, last visit February 5, 2009.)" (Source: van der Linde, Claas. 2008.)

Model identification:
"A half model of Faustine was offered at auction in 2006/2007. Its dimensions, interpolated from the stated backing board dimensions, were: LOA 100.24cm, LWL 88.03cm. Assuming a scale of 1/24 this would suggest a full-scale LOA of 24.06m (78ft 11in) and a LWL of 21.13m (69ft 3.8in) compared to Faustine's actual dimensions of LOA 79ft 6in and LWL 73' 8"." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. February 5, 2009.)