Built up during a period of almost 35years the full Hunter Figurehead archive can be divided into two quite distinctive areas of research, the first and perhaps most important are the Richard Hunter, Figurehaed Historianphotographic representations of Ships Figurehead, both on and off the vessel, plus a number of other Maritime Woodcarvings, such as Stern Board carvings, and Cats heads, this is built up from historic Black and White prints taken from the early 1900’s until the late 1950’s, to more contemporary prints in colour, and now digital images, the Archive also has an extensive collection of colour slides from both private and public collections around the World, many show figureheads that have been lost, due to War, Fire or just neglect, or are no longer on public display, and now part of private collections. In many ways it has been possible to study the life of individual carvings over a long period of time, looking at both historic black and white photos and more contemporary prints showing before and after restoration or damage, at the moment the photographic collection stands at around 10,000 photos, with over 3,000 slides and is growing with new items each day.

The Figurehead Archive

 

Book ReviewMALLETS, CHISELS
& PLANES
The Building of the
Tall Ship
Kalmar Nyckel
From Vision to Launch.
By Charles E Ireland. Jr.

Reviewed by Richard Hunter


FIGUREHEADS
by Liz Nicol
Reviewed by Richard Hunter


The Cutty Sark Trust
launch new website
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THE SHIPCARVER'S ARTThe Shipcarver's Art
Figureheads and
Cigar-Store Indians in
Nineteenth-Century America
by Ralph Sessions
Reviewed by Richard Hunter

JENNY LIND
The Mystery of the Nightingale’s Figurehead,
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LATEST SITE ADDITIONS...

Just published from the St Agnes Museum Trust

“The Search for the Lady Agnes”

Lady Agnes
Review by Richard Hunter


Old Ships Figureheads & Stern

Old Ships Figureheads & Stern

Review by Richard Hunter


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Important Figure
up for sale
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Book ReviewShip’s Figureheads
By Hans Jurgen Hansen
&
Clas Broder Hansen
Reviewed by
Richard Hunte
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