Perfectly Weathered Antique Wooden Model Boat Hull sifting basket Not quite sure where much

Not quite sure where much meat was going to fit in this one though

cross around her neck

10 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 and in very sturdy

This marvelous thing is an antique "sandpaper painting"--a technique popular in the mid 19th century

Perfectly Weathered Antique Wooden Model Boat Hull sifting basket Not quite sure where muchWhat I know about model boats is next to nothing, but I find this old wooden hull hugely beautiful in all of its wear and weathered ness, and its lines really elegant, reminding me most, really, of Inuit hide canoes. Clearly it once had a sail, or two, and perhaps functioned as a pond boat, I'm really not sure. I just think it is wonderful exactly as it is photos give a pretty good sense, though the old painted surface is so much better in person, and