Model Ship, Proudly Displayed, Antique Mounted Albumen Photo, Gloucester MA carved stone bird ) A great merger of

) A great merger of industrial and homespun in feeling

They are strung

a expression of the power and creativity of a collective to form something larger

and still holding tight

clad in a sea foam green paint that feels iconic to the period

Model Ship, Proudly Displayed, Antique Mounted Albumen Photo, Gloucester MA carved stone bird ) A great merger ofThis photograph shows damage to the upper right corner, pieced back together at some point and taped on the reverse (a bit like the mending of a ship after a wreck.) What a great thing, though, this beautifully constructed model ship proudly displayed on a pedestal table outdoors, photographed I'd imagine just after completion, perhaps with the door in view leading to the maker's studio and clearly this was done by a very skilled model ship builder.