A Model Of The Whaleship ALEXANDER of Nantucket
A Model Of The Whaleship ALEXANDER of Nantucket

ANONYMOUS; AMERICAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY.

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A Model Of The Whaleship ALEXANDER of Nantucket
Anonymous; American, early 20th century.
A solid hull model made from wood and painted with black topsides, a red bottom and a brown waist. The deck of the model is well detailed with anchors, anchor chains, bell, windlass, tryworks, bilge pumps, deck hatches, companionways, ship's wheel, binnacle, one whaleboat on davits, davits for other whaleboats, carves and polychromed stem and transom. The model is rigged with three masts, standing and running rigging, and an American flag. The model is mounted to the base of a glass and mahogany case.
31 x 12¼ x 22¾ in. (78.8 x 31.1 x 57.8 cm.) cased dimensions.

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