Captain John J. Ivory Large c. 1930-40s Folk Art Painting of the SS Martha’s Vineyard for the gameroom I love a resonant merger

I love a resonant merger of medium and message

with hand-drawn angles and rotating head equipped with a level and a slightly bent metal wire pointer

with what I might guess is cigar box wood for his arms and legs

The exterior is leather with brass corners

6 3/4" x 4 3/8" x 7/8" and in good condition

Captain John J. Ivory Large c. 1930-40s Folk Art Painting of the SS Martha’s Vineyard for the gameroom I love a resonant mergerI purchased this and a second painting (of the Governor Rabie) at an auction in New Hampshire, not knowing much about the late Capt. John J. Ivory who painted them, but just thinking they were great folk art ship paintings. The blue of that water gets me every time, and of course I love the tiny people!) Ive done some research since, learning that Captain Ivory was quite a fixture and legend on Marthas Vineyard, known for his seafaring tales (and his