Prisoner-of-war bone model

This intricate model of a 50-gun frigate is believed to have been made by French prisoners-of-war detained in Edinburgh Castle around 1800. Selling these models was a way of earning money to buy extra rations and prisoners at the time produced large quantities of ship models to sell at markets. This three-masted, fully rigged vessel has detachable anchors on either side of the stern and was made from mutton bones and copper rivets.