This coconut reads "Done on Board the Prison Ship, Barbados, December the 19th 1812" on the verso. Around the side are carvings of an American eagle with a shield, an urn with "B Rea" written on it and a pile of cannon balls with various weapons on either side. It stands on three lovely metal feet that have been screwed into a thin metal rim. Metal feet and rim have not been tested and it is possible that feet and rim were added some time after completion. It measures apprx 4-1/2" H and 4" diameter at opening.
300/600 Sold $483.00
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