Antique Sailor Made Scrimshawed Ruler and Presumed Busk Fragment slip painted pottery an early American set

an early American set

signed (incised) PAT on the underside

1940s-early 50s

and beautiful tiny thing

from “The Carpenter’s Boy” to “Crazy Ann” (driven to madness from the loss of her love to a shipwreck) to William Tell

Antique Sailor Made Scrimshawed Ruler and Presumed Busk Fragment slip painted pottery an early American setI'll never resist a handmade ruler, all the more so a sailor whaler made one, this one measuring seven inches. I found it along with what I believe is a fragment from a busk a common form for scrimshawing, to bring home to wives and sweethearts for use in corsets. The decoration on this one is minimal, but very fine, perhaps meant for a name to be engraved inside of it. Earlier than later 19th century New England I believe, lovely things. Ruler