'Subling' by Tom McKendrick

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Authors: ScottishMaritimeMuseum
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Abstract

This small ceramic sculpture comes from an edition of 50 ceramic submarines created by [Tom McKendrick](https://www.tommckendrick.com/) in 1990 to celebrate Glasgow City of Culture. The 'subling' is a free-standing, small scale sculpture, with a small copper-coloured propeller at the stern. It has exaggerated rivets and panel seams which look like they have Verdigris patina. The nine oval openings stamped out along the length of the 'subling' were likely placed to mimic hatches of a British T-class submarine. Tom McKendrick is a Scottish artist who worked in John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank, an experience which shaped his creative path. His evocative artworks reflect his time on the shipyard and often commemorate shipbuilding trades and crafts which are now lost or on the brink of being forgotten. 'Subling' is a part of the Scottish Maritime Museum's Art Collection and the 3D model was created as a part of Scanning The Horizon digitisation project. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab

Fields of Study & Subjects

Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Digital Media and Visual Art Environmental Engineering and Cultural Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
15 July 2026
Language
EN
Document type
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