Silent Pilots: Figureheads in Mystic Seaport Museaum

by Mystic Seaport Museum and Georgia W. Hamilton

The figurehead -- a decorative carving on the bow of a ship, often personifying the vessel in human or animal form -- is an ancient and fascinating tradition of the sea. The author, Mystic Seaport Museum's Registrar, here recounts the development of figureheads and then discusses the different styles and periods of carving, using as examples 40 of these ever-popular and intriguing figures in the museum's collection. Produced under a grant from the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0913372307
• ISBN13: 9780913372302
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum, Incorporated
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.1" x 10.0"