Ships, Folk Art, and Whimsey in Bottles

This is a nice model of a small Trawler Yacht sailing on a sea of green. The Yacht is approximately 2 1/4" long and has a hull painted in an ivory color with a thin blue line near the waterline. The bottom of the hull is painted red. There is a large cabin with two decks and a captains watch on the very top. There are several blue windows and three doors painted on the cabins The yacht has a single mast. The bottle is sealed with a cork which is covered with ivory wax. On the bottom of the bottle is hand marked "Trawler-Yacht Q. Snediker '84 Mystic CT" Quentin Snediker was the coordinator of the "Amistad Project" at the Mystic CT Seaport Museum in the late 90's.