Memory from Saint Petersburg, Russia
FM-IHegI3
Saint Pete..., Russia
$0.0total USD

License & Usage

This media is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to share and adapt it for any purpose, even commercially, as long as you provide attribution.


Credit this media:
"This image depicts a museum exhibit enclosed within a clear glass display case with dark wooden framing" by FM-IHegI3, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Copy includes links when pasted into rich editors.

Memory Details and Interactions

This image depicts a museum exhibit enclosed within a clear glass display case with dark wooden framing

Saint PetersburgRussia

This image depicts a museum exhibit enclosed within a clear glass display case with dark wooden framing. The primary exhibit is a meticulously crafted model of the torpedo boat "Buyny," constructed from polished dark and lighter wood with metallic components, resting on a black plinth. The model features a detailed deck, multiple smokestacks, and a small mast. A blue informational label in Russian identifies the model and states the actual ship was built in England and completed at the Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant in Saint Petersburg in 1901, serving in the 1st squadron. Below the ship model, inside the same display case, several historical artifacts are arranged on a textured, light grey or silver fabric surface. These include: 1. A dark, four-section brass-capped telescope, identified by a blue label in Russian as a "telescope 4-section tube" from the 19th century. 2. A smaller, similar-looking telescope further back. 3. A square wooden block containing a circular marine compass, partially obscured but identified as "Marine Compass" and "19th c." by its label. The background behind the ship model is a plain white wall, with a portion of a black and white photograph visible through the glass on the right side of the frame. The glass display case is supported by visible metal brackets. No individuals are present in the scene. The setting is consistent with an indoor exhibition, specifically a naval or maritime history museum located in Saint Petersburg, Russia.