EXCEPTIONALLY RARE FOLK ART TEXAS CARVED SCRIMSHAW GOURD - IRISH REFUGIO EARLY

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EXCEPTIONALLY RARE FOLK ART TEXAS CARVED SCRIMSHAW GOURD - IRISH REFUGIO EARLY:
$1195.00

EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND UNIQUE TEXAS TEXANA FOLK ART CARVED IRISH THEMED GOURD FROM REFUGIO TEXAS. SCRIMSHAW CARVING. CONCEIVABLY A GIFT FROM \"BJ\" TO \"MAMA\" WITH VARIOUS IMAGES - CAT, SAW, CLOVER, SAILOR KNOT, DUBLIN, ETC. IRISH WERE THE EARLY ANGLO SETTLERS OF REFUGIO AND SAN PATRICO COUNTIES DATING BACK TO THE 1830s. JUDGING FROM THE STYLE OF THE CARVING, THE FACT THAT IT IS CARVED IN THE SCRIMSHAW FASHION, THE FOLK ART STYLE, ETC. IT APPEARS TO BE AN EARLY TEXAS ITEM. MEASURES ABOUT 3 3/4 INCHES IN DIAMETER. A RARE EARLY TEXAS ITEM FOR THE DISCRIMINATING COLLECTOR. FLAT $10 SHIPPING TO ANY LOWER 48 DESTINATION. PAYMENT DUE BY PAYPAL WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS OF PURCHASE. SEE OUR OTHER ITEMS AND EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS.