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Front and back of the Ace of Wands from a hypothetical Sailor’s Tarot deck with scrimshaw inspired designs. It was created for the @publishinggoblin’s upcoming project the Alleyway Oracles.
EDIT: A full Sailor’s Tarot deck will be available for preorder on kickstarter in March, 2025! Check the Sailor’s Tarot tag on my blog for updates!
A scrimshawed walking stick/ cane, American c. 1831
The l-shaped finial an intact tooth carved with a whale in relief to one side, the other bearing inscription: "Capt. I. C. Albert; Ship Isabella; Fairhaven", atop a shaft fully wrapped in vertebrae, possibly shark's spinal column. 32.75"/ 83,18 cm length
Against a life of flogging, poor food, hardship and danger, the Navy offered the irresistible pull of the sea, a chance for adventure, the hope of prize money—and a half pint of whiskey a day. When the Constitution put to sea, she carried 100 barrels of whiskey, the most costly item in her stores.
— Frank Robert Donovan, The Tall Frigates
USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere on a scrimshawed whale's tooth by unidentified American artist, about 1816 (MFA Boston)