Model Ship, Proudly Displayed, Antique Mounted Albumen Photo, Gloucester MA antique wooden spoon With a hanger on the

With a hanger on the back

" with chains (Gunter's chain) a distance measuring device used for surveying

8" tall and ranging from approx 11" to 13" wide/deep

with these thin black threads tethering the two together

not far outside Paris

Model Ship, Proudly Displayed, Antique Mounted Albumen Photo, Gloucester MA antique wooden spoon With a hanger on theThis photograph shows damage to the upper right corner, pieced back together at some point and taped on the reverse (a bit like the mending of a ship after a wreck.) What a great thing, though, this beautifully constructed model ship proudly displayed on a pedestal table outdoors, photographed I'd imagine just after completion, perhaps with the door in view leading to the maker's studio and clearly this was done by a very skilled model ship builder.