Willis Hutchinson 1883 Double-Sided Drawing: Horses and Boats carved walnut shows a little damage

shows a little damage

but also rather mysterious and elusive

very useful still as a letter opener if desired

It appears to be carved of stone

Willis Hutchinson 1883 Double-Sided Drawing: Horses and Boats carved walnut shows a little damageI recently listed a bunch of double sided drawings from a small sketchbook by a Willis Hutchinson, dated 1883 84, and am just now getting to listing the final few. Based on a couple of (super sweet!) hand drawn maps, I believe our Willis likely lived in Port Jefferson in Suffolk County, NY, on the North Shore of Long Island. Wilis name and the year 1883 appears on one page of the sketchook, which the last photo below details. Horses and boats were