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A figurehead is a carved wooden decoration found at the bow of ships, generally of a design related to the name or role of a ship. They were predominant between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries, and modern ships' badges fulfil a similar role.
History, British Royal Navy figureheads & Overview
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figureheads figurehead ships ship royal navy carved carvers british often naval used sometimes smaller design name centuries role bow carving
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the unicorns or lions popular on British ships | instance of | During the period from the seventeenth to the eighteenth centuries the carved subjects of figureheads varied from representations of saints to patriotic emblems | 0.80 | text |
| Greek | instance of | characters from classic literature | 0.80 | text |
| Roman mythology | instance of | characters from classic literature | 0.80 | text |
| naval heroes | instance of | characters from classic literature | 0.80 | text |
| members of the Royal Family.In 1796 | instance of | characters from classic literature | 0.80 | text |
| the Admiralty tried to abolish figureheads altogether on new ships | instance of | characters from classic literature | 0.80 | text |
| but the order was not wholly complied with | instance of | characters from classic literature | 0.80 | text |
| swords | instance of | removal of additional decorations | 0.80 | text |
| instruments or other such adornments | instance of | removal of additional decorations | 0.80 | text |
| switching from colour paint to white | instance of | removal of additional decorations | 0.80 | text |
| gold or even the removal of limbs.Figureheads were carved using a variety of tools including chisels | instance of | removal of additional decorations | 0.80 | text |
| mallets | instance of | removal of additional decorations | 0.80 | text |
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