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Model of whaleboat
full model
MODELS - VESSELS - FULLmarad; models
Culver, Christopher; Gates, C. R.
1939
glass; wood; textile
4 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.
Full model of whaleboat, glued to wooden base; includes harpoons, line in tub, water cask; oars, and sail; handwritten in pencil on underside of case "Boat made by/ Chris Culver/ 1939/ case by/ C.R. Gates/ Ernest F. Gates/ Christmas/ 1939"; from the collection of items associated with Ernest Gates and the Jibboom Club, New London CT; [Chris Culver was one of the last members of the Jibboom Club]
UNIDENTIFIED whaleboat
1996.130.1