a 19th century Qing dynasty stoneware ginger jar. each block and tackle is

each block and tackle is placed in a manner that the customer would expect to see in a representation of his ship of which he was justly proud

served in the royal navy for 26 years

He died trying to swim the Niagara gorge below Niagara Falls a feat declared impossible

popular in their day

Mauretania 1939

a 19th century Qing dynasty stoneware ginger jar. each block and tackle isa 19th century qing dynasty stoneware ginger jar. the ginger jar first originated in china in around 221 207bc as a means for storing spices ranging from salt to more specialized herbs, including ginger. these jars became an essential means of both storing and transporting spices, and thus when ginger became a chief export to the western world, the vessels became known as ginger jars. a disposable lid would have originally been used to seal the jars.