Ships, Folk Art, and Whimsey in Bottles

This is a bottle containing a model of the HMS Endeavor, the famous ship used by Captain Cooke in his expedition to explore the Pacific. The ship is colorfully painted with a black hull, dark wood center section of the hull with thin yellow stripes, and a wide area of blue on the upper portion of the hull. The ship has three masts and 10 sails. There is deck railing around the hull and deck hatches and cabin. The ship rests in a custom made stand in natural wood.