but when I saw this set it just took my breath away and I could not leave it behind
Beautifully carved of what I believe is a green soapstone
There is an incised vine pattern running up the sides of the black handle
This little vase reminds me of a tree trunk
4 1/4" across at arms
Damn the Torpedoes, Ft. Morgan, Civil War Related Folk Art Carving Fat Lava era but when I saw thisA curious one! The origin of the phrase "Damn the Torpedoes" comes from the Battle of Mobile Bay in Alabama, August 5, 1864, during the Civil War, in which a Union fleet commanded by Admiral David Farragut, assisted by a contingent of soldiers, overtook Ft. Morgan, which guarded Mobile Bay, and attacked a smaller Confederate fleet led by Admiral Franklin Buchanan. Farragut's order of "Damn the torpedoes! Four bells. Captain Drayton, go ahead! Jouett,