British Frigate
Unidentified artist, French Prisoner
1790–1810
Object PlacePrincetown, Dartmoor Prison, Devonshire, England
Medium/TechniqueOther organic; Ivory
Dimensions41.27 cm (16 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler
Accession number33.432
On View
On viewClassificationsModels
DescriptionThis model, and the related, 50-ton frigate displayed nearby probably were made by a prisoner of war in England during the Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815).
ProvenanceSaid to have been made by a French sailor in the prison at Dartmoor, Devonshire, England (after 1806), to Charles Hitchcock Tyler by 1933, to the MFA in 1933.
about 1781
about 1850
about 1850
about 1775–1800
before 1899
before 1916
before 1916
before 1916