ELIZA WINSLOW RUSSELL, NANTUCKET, 1809-1818

Details

A WHALEBONE SAILCLOTH MEASURING STICK
Eliza Winslow Russell, Nantucket, 1809-1818
Inscribed Eliza Russell/1 nail
35¾ in. long

Literature

Charles H. Carpenter Jr. and Mary Grace Carpenter The Decorative Arts and Crafts of Nantucket (New York, 1987) figs. 152 and 153, p. 167.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Captain Daniel Russell (1784-1858) married Eliza Winslow on June 10, 1809 in Nantucket. This whalecloth measuring stick was probably made by his bride while he was on the whaleship Essex during the period of 1809-1818. This stick has the particular distinction of the measurement 1 Nail, which refers to a sixteenth of a yard.

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