The practical book of early American arts and crafts . w?J?JZ o 02 0& a ww fao o w o g iW 5 ^ « 0 ^.H I 9 =f^ III s ^ n g M a,P ° % HEh & n H Poo n <!O WOOD AND STONE CARVING 311 and they were boldly wrought in the round with a re-freshing degree of lively spirit. Their design and execu-tion alike do credit to their nameless and forgottencarvers, to whom we cannot help feeling that we owe adebt of gratitude whenever, in old seaport towns of onrAtlantic coast or in the neighbourhood of ancienl; ship-yards, we come upon one of these relics of a bygone day,removed from its former place of hono
The practical book of early American arts and crafts . w?J?JZ o 02 0& a ww fao o w o g iW 5 ^ « 0 ^.H I 9 =f^ III s ^ n g M a,P ° % HEh & n H Poo n <!O WOOD AND STONE CARVING 311 and they were boldly wrought in the round with a re-freshing degree of lively spirit. Their design and execu-tion alike do credit to their nameless and forgottencarvers, to whom we cannot help feeling that we owe adebt of gratitude whenever, in old seaport towns of onrAtlantic coast or in the neighbourhood of ancienl; ship-yards, we come upon one of these relics of a bygone day,removed from its former place of honour and doingduty as an adornment in some unfrequented least we can do is to remember with thankfulnessthe men who made them and the wholesome spirit inwhich they wrought. Somewhat akin to the work onthe figureheads, though not so fine and executed for apurely commercial and land-lubber purpose, was thecarving of Indians and other figures to stand by way ofadvertisement before the doors of tobacconists fig
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