The Defender, 1895 Pen and Ink Ship Drawing pottery serving bowl I like the connection between

I like the connection between the figure mining for fish hidden below the surface of the ice and the box itself as a place where treasures are concealed and kept safe

And like the jellyfish

leather tongue and ears

perhaps closing up a third hole (

made by The Embossing Company in Albany New York

The Defender, 1895 Pen and Ink Ship Drawing pottery serving bowl I like the connection betweenI've got a weakness for drawings of old ships, and this one struck me because it seemed ironic that such a bucolic looking boat would be called the Defender. A little research reveals that the Defender, a J Class racing yacht co owned by William K. Vanderbilt, was in fact the 1895 America's Cup winner. Perhaps Vanderbilt, skipper Henry C. Haff, and co owners Edwin Dennison Morgan and Charles Oliver Iselin are among tiny figures aboard it here! There