Queen Mab

In fairy folklore, Queen Mab was the tiny fairy who visited people when they were asleep, fulfilling their wishes via their dreams. Perhaps the owners of this little yacht were fulfilling a dream of their own when they commissioned a half scale, 6-metre yacht! Queen Mab's unusual size has made it an object of interest, with historians suggesting that it was a prototype of the 6-metre yachts which became famous as racing vessels in the 20th century. The presence of a wheatsheaf carving on the bow also led some to believe that it might have been built by renowned yacht builders William Fife & Son, but modern sources disagree. The real identity of the builder is a mystery, but Mab's unusual toy-like size continues to fascinate and intrigue. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab在精灵传说中，玛布女王（Queen Mab）是身形娇小的仙灵，会在人们熟睡时造访，借由梦境替世人实现心愿。或许这艘小型游艇的所有者委托打造这艘半尺寸、长6米的游艇时，正圆了自己的一场梦吧！ 玛布女王不同寻常的尺寸使其成为学界关注的对象，有史学家认为它正是20世纪以竞速游艇之名闻名的6米级游艇的原型。 其船头的麦束雕刻，也曾让部分人推测它由知名游艇制造商威廉·费夫父子船厂（William Fife & Son）打造，但当代资料并不支持这一说法。该游艇的真实建造者至今仍是谜团，不过玛布女王那如同玩具般的奇特尺寸，依然持续吸引着人们的目光与好奇。 来源：Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab