Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh ink drawing portrait and the two arches at

and the two arches at top

but making no real sense otherwise

on her shoes

There is one stain running diagonally near the top

to slippers on the rug next to the bed

Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh ink drawing portrait and the two arches atAbout a year ago I found a sailor's cosh similar to this one in the Hudson River Valley, and just returned to the same dealer to purchase this one, which came from the same estate. From what I understand, this exquisitely crafted but brutal object was a sailor's weapon, preferred over the knife, and according to lore was carried by "Press Gangs," who would use them to gather a crew by rendering unsuspecting victims on shore unconscious, only to awake