Captain John J. Ivory Large c. 1930-40s Folk Art Painting of the SS Martha’s Vineyard north american I loved finding these pretty

I loved finding these pretty lacquered checkers and clay marbles wrapped in their original cardboard box

Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries ("Suzani" comes from the Persian "Suzan"

and another from the same group signed JK (or perhaps KJ)

And just think of the process of striking and blowing out each and every one of those matches

but then I realized that the extra fat crayons are shaped flat on one side - no roll

Captain John J. Ivory Large c. 1930-40s Folk Art Painting of the SS Martha’s Vineyard north american I loved finding these prettyI purchased this and a second painting (of the Governor Rabie) at an auction in New Hampshire, not knowing much about the late Capt. John J. Ivory who painted them, but just thinking they were great folk art ship paintings. The blue of that water gets me every time, and of course I love the tiny people!) Ive done some research since, learning that Captain Ivory was quite a fixture and legend on Marthas Vineyard, known for his seafaring tales (and his