Incised carving in wood of whaling vessels

wood carving

Incised carving in wood of whaling vessels. At center 2 starboard broadside views of ships under partial sail; one at left has black hull with fake gunports; one at right is black with white stripes. Whales breaching in foreground. Two vessels at left background; two more at right. Sails painted white; sea green and black; sky blue. Incised line border around whole. Artist is E.L. MacRae, 1923.