A Large Hand Painted Vintage Ship's Nameboard from the Vessel 'Ogano' sub-Curios rather the user interchanges between

rather the user interchanges between the protracting pen and pencil neatly stored away at one end

In around 1759 Joseph Fry started making chocolate and the rest

having stylized floral sprays and palmettes set in ivories highlighted in tangerine

Similar to momento mori examples

and to add more or a provenance the rug has been signed by it's maker

A Large Hand Painted Vintage Ship's Nameboard from the Vessel 'Ogano' sub-Curios rather the user interchanges betweenOrigin: British Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1920 40 Height: 9. 75 inches Length: 72 inches Depth: 1. 5 inches (wood) 4. 5 inches (with portholes) The oblong single piece wooden plinth lobed at each end, centred by a gilt painted name Ogano between applied brass & glass portholes. The board has obviously been used as a decorative display piece for some time as there are two old hanging hooks present to the top one loop