Early 20th Century Folk Art Ship in Mohan Meakin Bottle with Bridge, Houses and (Real) Rocky Shore scraper I love the the feet

I love the the feet of the sailor visible just under the sail

Some surface rust but still bright and beautiful and works great

who was inaugurated in 1976) and with this note on reverse: "With god help I begun to paint at 85

” I think this really could not be any better

A quick searched reveals that Yergason went on to fight in the  Civil War

Early 20th Century Folk Art Ship in Mohan Meakin Bottle with Bridge, Houses and (Real) Rocky Shore scraper I love the the feetI love an old ship in the bottle, and will always marvel at them, but am fussy about the ones I like, preferring very folky ones, with lots of color and lots packed in, as is the case with this one. Fabulous play of strings on the masts, colorful paint on the hull and houses on the shore behind, plus gray painted mountains, with what I believe are actual stones along the shoreline, and an arching bridge at far right too. With canvas burlap rolled up