Cutty Sark — 1869 Tea Clipper Model, Limited Edition (Plank-on-Frame Western Red Cedar, Mahogany & Teak)
Cutty Sark — 1869 Tea Clipper Model, Limited Edition (Plank-on-Frame Western Red Cedar, Mahogany & Teak)
How big is it?
Length about 117 cm / 46.1 in, height about 90 cm. Drawn to scale; the model outline is a simplified shape.
Model details
- Materials
- Mahogany, Western red cedar, Teak, Brass, Linen sails
- Construction
- Plank-on-frame, built by hand
- Condition
- Fully assembled, ready to display
- Display
- Wooden base with brass nameplate
- Collection
- Tall Ship Models - Admiral Line
- Item no.
- T395
The Cutty Sark built to our limited-edition standard — the highest fitting count, the longest build time, and the most experienced hands in the workshop.
What separates a limited edition from a standard model is not a different ship but a different budget of hours. Rigging is taken further, deck fittings that would be simplified elsewhere are built out individually, and the hull is planked and finished to a standard that survives close inspection rather than room-distance viewing.
Specification
- Plank-on-frame hull in western red cedar, mahogany and teak
- Individually laid hull planking over a wooden frame
- Three masts and bowsprit with full hand-knotted standing and running rigging, ratlines throughout
- Hand-stitched linen sails on every yard
- Deck detail built out individually: deckhouses, wheel, capstan, boats, gratings, ladders, rails and fittings
- Metal anchors and wooden rudder
- Solid wood base with engraved brass nameplate
- Fully assembled
The ship
The last tea clipper in existence, launched in 1869 and preserved today at Greenwich. Built for the China tea race, made famous by the Australian wool trade, and named after the short shift worn by the witch in Burns's Tam o' Shanter — who is still carved on her bow.