Naval Captain's Diversion: Amazing Set of Three 19th C. Geometric Ink Drawings brass cutout Sampler measures 14 5/8 x

Sampler measures 14 5/8 x 7 1/4

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which can be raised to give them long necks and make them appear all the more animated

Inside are a series of five stories that are certainly as good for girls as boys (though perhaps best as a study of mid 19th c

but find it quite an evocative and slightly haunting object

Naval Captain's Diversion: Amazing Set of Three 19th C. Geometric Ink Drawings brass cutout Sampler measures 14 5/8 xThese are just amazing a set of three pieces, of three different sizes, done by a naval ship captain, I'd guess earlier in the 19th century than later. The largest of the three is a very very finely cut paper matrix, decorated even more finely with red and black ink, while the other two are geometric drawings in red and black ink on paper. The former, mounted to brown paper, includes a hand written note that describes all three, a bit hard (for me at