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Carter No.: 597

Handlist description: Boat

Card/Transcription No.: 597-1


597 BOAT

POSITION: S. end of chamber, on floor (see photos 1149, 1150). DIMENSIONS: L. (overall) 78.0; Max. beam 16.0; total deck space 37 cents.

DESCRIPTION:

<> double roofed cabin with open kiosk on either side stern look-out papyrus umbel capital sedge capital look-out stern light yellow chequer pattern chequer pattern green lotus flowers scale pattern open door yellow round bottom scale pattern green light yellow

carvel built

Scale 0 5 10 15 20 25 cents.

The above is a restoration from much broken fragments (No sail or mast)

Card no. 597-1 relating to Carter no. 597
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