Carved coconut shell basket, approx. 5 in., decorated with running narrative scene of a woman on land waving a handkerchief at ships leaving port and inscriptions: "God speed the ship" and "In memory of the Steam Ship Britannic 1878." With stylized botanical forms at handle, top edge, and base. The SS Britannic was single-screw passenger steamship of the White Star Line. In June 1874, she made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York, a highly trafficked route for immigrant passengers. On May 19, 1887, the Britannic collided with another White Star liner under foggy conditions, killing twelve passengers.
Carved coconut shell basket, approx. 5 in., decorated with running narrative scene of a woman on land waving a handkerchief at ships leaving port and inscriptions: "God speed the ship" and "In memory of the Steam Ship Britannic 1878." With stylized botanical forms at handle, top edge, and base. The SS Britannic was single-screw passenger steamship of the White Star Line. In June 1874, she made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York, a highly trafficked route for immigrant passengers. On May 19, 1887, the Britannic collided with another White Star liner under foggy conditions, killing twelve passengers.
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