Condition Mint condition, Description This beautiful hand carved piece by famous scrimshaw artist of Mid-Century America Aletha Macy. Hand carved of natural materials on this oil finished mahogany panel measures 14" by 5 1/2". Item is offered at a buy it now price of $7950. Please contact me by email with questions or for additional information. Insured shipping is included the the final price. Born on Nantucket, Aletha Macy was a 9th generation, direct descendent of Thomas Macy, one of the island’s original settlers. A renowned ivory and wood carver, furniture maker and painter, Macy began her studies under master craftsman Lincoln Ceely, when she was just 11 years old. Ceely’s shop was in the Cooperage, next to the Maria Mitchell library on Vestal Street. There he taught his young apprentice furniture making, woodcarving and reverse painting on glass. Together they crafted clocks, mirrors and various kinds of furniture. Ceely died in 1950, well into his 80’s.
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