an antique ship in a box it has a very old

it has a very old and at the time costly metal staple repair

perranporth blue glazed cylinder vase/ pitcher

when a photographer impressed by his stalwart maritime appearance

advised by his senior officer

and has painted and exhibited regularly since then

an antique ship in a box it has a very oldan antique ship in a box of a passenger steam sailing ship of the type commonly seen around 1870. the ships funnel is painted red with a black top, a colour scheme used by the Cunard Line. the detail the maker has gone into suggests that it would have been made by someone who had a close relationship with the ship, a crew member perhaps. the ship in a box has a name on the back board " Ann Hester ", it is likely the name is a dedication rather than