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Louise Macfarlane, Claire Denham - Nannie the Witch, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

Nannie the Witch

Cutty Sark's Figurehead

Av Louise Macfarlane, Claire Denham

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One of the most recognisable figureheads in the NationalMaritime Museum's world-leading collection is Nannie the witch, who leans withoutstretched arm from the bow of Cutty Sark towards the River Thames.Nannie, who has provided protection to the ship in at least three differentforms over the course of its history, is at the centre of this book.Cutty Sark experts Louise Macfarlane and ClaireDenham explore the history of the figurehead, including its original design byHercules Linton and construction by carver Frederick Hellyer. Using drawingsand archival photographs, they show how the figure morphed into the version atthe ship's bow today. With a contribution from master carver Andy Peters,responsible for the Nannie that was installed in 2021, the book documents theprocess of creating a figurehead and considers the art of figurehead carving asan endangered skill.
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Louise Macfarlane is Senior Curator, Maritime Technologies.She joined Royal Museums Greenwich as Curator of Cutty Sark in 2016 andco-authored The Cutty Sark Pocket Manual (Osprey, 2018). Her remit nowincludes the Museum's unique ship plans and historic photographs collections. Claire Denham is Research Advisor, Cutty Sark. Havingoverseen the documentation of the fabric of the ship during the Cutty Sark conservationproject (2006-12), she is responsible for ensuring historical accuracy in theinterpretation of Cutty Sark. Andy Peters works through his company Maritima Woodcarvingas a figurehead carver. He carved Cutty Sark's current Nannie. Also anexpert in the history of maritime carving and decorative woodwork, he is theauthor of Ships' Figureheads: Famous Carving Families (WhittlesPublishing, 2025).

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