Live Auction 1959Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Prints And Decoys
A WHALEBONE SAILCLOTH MEASURING STICK
Lot 393

A WHALEBONE SAILCLOTH MEASURING STICK

ELIZA WINSLOW RUSSELL, NANTUCKET, 1809-1818

Closed18 January 2008

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A WHALEBONE SAILCLOTH MEASURING STICK
Eliza Winslow Russell, Nantucket, 1809-1818
Inscribed Eliza Russell/1 nail
35¾ in. long

Specialist note

Captain Daniel Russell (1784-1858) married Eliza Winslow on June 10, 1809 in Nantucket. This whalecloth measuring stick was probably made by his bride while he was on the whaleship Essex during the period of 1809-1818. This stick has the particular distinction of the measurement 1 Nail, which refers to a sixteenth of a yard.