CASED SAILOR-MADE MODEL OF A PACKET OR MERCHANT SHIP19th CenturySeen in full sail, fully rigged with fabric sails and flying the house flag of Dunham & Diamon, New York City merchants in the 1840s. Wooden hull with extensive whalebone trim. Figurehead below bowsprit. Detailed eagles and shield carvings on port and starboard side of stern. Sternboard marked “MAR”, possibly for the ship Marion. Also includes a windlass and bone dolphin striker. On its original wooden stand supported by eight turned whalebone pillars.Case height 34.75″. Length 45″. Width 18″. Provenance:The Collection of Bob and Nina Hellman, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Additional information about this lot may be found at hellmanwhalingcollection.org, number REH437.
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CASED SAILOR-MADE MODEL OF A PACKET OR MERCHANT SHIP 19th Century Case
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