Old Ship in a (Large) Bottle Sailor's Whimsy dutch map Isobel Field

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Old Ship in a (Large) Bottle Sailor's Whimsy dutch map Isobel FieldThis old ship in a bottle whimsy has accumulated a good amount of dust and dirt inside over the years, and I think it's seen a lot of years! It's a cool one though, with silver painted hand carved stopper with cross bar inside, which I've learned it what distinguishes true folk art bottle whimsies from more common ones. The carved hull of the boat inside was painted silver as well, and while the yards of the three masts are pretty tilted, they all