£1,700
A FINELY CARVED AND SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED HORN BEAKER FROM THE NEW BEDFORD WHALER MINERVA, CAPTAIN EDWARD PENNIMAN, CIRCA 1850
densely worked overall with geometric carved designs and scrimshaw foliage, with opposing cartouches inscribed The WHALER MINERVA N.B. / CAPTAIN E.W.S. PENNIMAN -- 4½in. (11.5cm.) high
Edward Penniman, born in Massachusetts in 1831, became a whaler captain at just 21. The voyages lasted three-four years and, after his fourth in 1868 he was wealthy enough to build a large Empire-style house on Fort Hill, Eastham, Massachusetts which now bears his name and is run as a hotel.
Fine overall condition
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