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LOT 2098
Cutty Sark Tall Ship Copper Muntz Plate
LAUNCHED 22 NOVEMBER 1869 A.D.
8 in. (65 grams, 20.5 cm).
Rectangular Muntz metal panel from the hull of the 'Cutty Sark'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Nauticalia, Ferry Lane, Shepperton-on-Thames, London, UK.
From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Nauticalia Ltd and The Cutty Sark Trust, and an information sheet on the Cutty Sark.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Cutty Sark was a clipper ship, a type of sailing ship designed for speed and efficiency.
Muntz metal (or 'naval brass' or 'yellow metal') is a brass alloy of 60% copper and 40% zinc, with a trace of iron. It is named after George Fredrick Muntz, a metal-roller in Birmingham, England, who commercialized the alloy following his patent in 1832.
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Cutty Sark Tall Ship Copper Muntz Plate
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Rectangular Muntz metal panel from the hull of the 'Cutty Sark'. 65 grams, 20.5 cm
Acquired from Nauticalia, Ferry Lane, Shepperton-on-Thames, London, UK. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Nauticalia Ltd and The Cutty Sark Trust, and an information sheet on the Cutty Sark. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Cutty Sark was a clipper ship, a type of sailing ship designed for speed and efficiency. Muntz metal (or 'naval brass' or 'yellow metal') is a brass alloy of 60% copper and 40% zinc, with a trace of iron. It is named after George Fredrick Muntz, a metal-roller in Birmingham, England, who commercialized the alloy following his patent in 1832. -
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