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Rowing Oar

An image of a wooden oar that was reported used by the members of The Paris Crew. At the tip of the paddle end of the oar is a decorative triangle shaped paint detail in white. There is also a leather covering over the blade, which is damaged and pealing away on one end either by repetitive use or age.

Source: Kings Landing Corporation, M2007.20.17

Rowing oar reportedly used by “The Paris Crew”. These oars are painted brown with a  white triangle on the end of the paddle. The shaft of the oars have routed out channels, some of which have been filled in with a substance like putty.

They have no stretchers, no buttons on their oars, and no coxswain, the bow oar having command of the boat by means of a contrivance which simply gives a slight sheer. They … are thoroughly good powerful fellows, and although they only get half forward, and not at all back, there is an enormous amount of work done in the water. Source: Bells Sporting Life of London, July 13, 1867.