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Colonial Bark, Full-hull ship model, 1968
Erik Ronnberg, Jr. (b. 1944)
Rockport, Massachusetts
Wood
8 x 9 x 4 in.
Collection of Hart Nautical Galleries
Photography by Jason Dowdle
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In New England ship models have been used both as practical tools in the design of vessels, and as objects of beauty commemorating maritime heritage. This is a two-masted model of a colonial bark. Its maker Erik Ronnberg, Jr., a ship-model builder, carver, and maritime historian, was born into a seafaring family. He learned to carve from his father, Erik Ronnberg, Sr. (1909 - 1989), who was an internationally known model maker from Sweden and first mate aboard the last square-rigger to deliver a cargo in Boston harbor. Erik combines nautical research with precision craftsmanship.
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