19th C. Scrimshawed Bone Cup, Anchor and Flags dominion of canada was a relic that preserved

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and throughout the condition of paper is good and clean

and just the sort of thing that makes me want to find more like it

Relatively newly

there is wear and some tearing around the corners of the backing sheet

19th C. Scrimshawed Bone Cup, Anchor and Flags dominion of canada was a relic that preservedI believe this was made as a spirit cup and dates to the Civil War era, based on a few others I have turned up that are similar. And I believe it is French flags that are cross the anchor at center, with finials evoking the fleur de lys representing the French navy. Likely made by a sailor aboard a ship, and, despite a rim chip on one side, quite a lovely thing, which would make a great dice cup now. 2 1 2" t x 1 3 4." Chip to the rim as documented