Boston Whitehall Tender Wooden Model Boat with Oars & Display Stand View Watchlist >
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Lot # F245
System ID # 28964035
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Boston Whitehall Tender Wooden Model Boat with Oars & Display Stand
A scratch-built display model of a Boston Whitehall Tender, the classic 19th-century American pulling boat first developed along the New York and Boston waterfronts for ferrying passengers, watermen, and ship's crews. The model is constructed of planked wood with a glossy white hull, mahogany-toned sheer strake and gunwale, and an exposed interior showing ribbed framing, thwarts, floorboards, and stern sheets. A small brass nameplate reading BOSTON WHITEHALL TENDER identifies the subject on the cradle.
The hull lifts cleanly off its mahogany-finished display cradle, and the two pine oars are removable. Whitehall tenders were prized for their speed under oar and their fine entry — a working craft that became the template for American recreational rowing well into the early 20th century. Unmarked as to maker.
CONDITION
Very Good and complete. No remarkable damage; very minor scuffing consistent with light handling. Hull separates from base as designed; both oars present and removable.
DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS
- Overall (on stand): 5½" H × 22" L × 5" W
- Length with Oars Extended: 18½"
- Weight: 12.7 oz
- Construction: Planked wood, painted and varnished
- Hull: Removable from cradle
- Oars: Two, removable
- Nameplate: "Boston Whitehall Tender"
- Maker's Marks: None
