 The large nef depicted in the well-known calendar miniature for January from the "Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry" is being used to hold, and perhaps wash, gilt dishes from the table service.Nefs are recorded in France as early as 1239, initially consisting of just the hull, and perhaps initially used to drink from; by the 14th century the most elaborate had masts, sails and even crew, and had become too crowded with such details to be used as containers for anything.The so-called Mechanical Galleon in the British Museum is a late 16th-century German nef which was also a clock and automaton, with moving figures and music.