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Wonderful c. Mid 19th Century Whaler Made Scrimshaw Ladies Leg Bodkin cloud I've seen a fair number

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I've seen a fair number of these sorts of hand-painted enameled porcelain plates with pewter rims and bottoms

which placing in a frame would conceal

that one dated 1922 and from Maine

2 1/4” diameter

Wonderful c. Mid 19th Century Whaler Made Scrimshaw Ladies Leg Bodkin cloud I've seen a fair numberI splurged a bit on this one by my standards, purchased from an longtime New England dealer, but I didn't think twice: what a wonderful example of a folk art scrimshaw bodkin, which would have been made by a whaler sailor as a gift to bring home to a sweetheart. Bodkins were once common implements, used for making lace, threading ribbon or cord through fabric casings necklines, waistbands, etc and more. I've seen some fancy ones around these parts,

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