Cased Model of the U.S.S. Constitution

Mid-20th century, painted wooden construction, the ship resting on a painted plaster sea within a wooden-framed glass case; this detailed rendering of "Old Ironsides" is identified as such by the ship's singular scrolled figurehead; the wooden model, though somewhat naive, amply displays the builder's painstaking attention to detail.

Case 27.5 x 37.75 x 18.75

Private Collection, Eastern North Carolina

The ship's colors have loosened and are hanging upside down; there is chipping to the "water"; an overturned longboat and anchor have come loose; this model will require moderate restoration.