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Drowne's Wooden Image
Asheadvancedinlife,theyoungmanadoptedpineandoakaseligiblematerialsforthedisplayofhisskill,whichnowbegantobringhimareturnofsolidsilveraswellastheemptypraisethathadbeenanaptrewardenoughforhisproductionsofevanescentsnow.Hebecamenotedforcarvingornamentalpumpheads,andwoodenurnsforgateposts,anddecorations,moregrotesquethanfanciful,formantelpieces.Noapothecarywouldhavedeemedhimselfinthewayofobtainingcustomwithoutsettingupagildedmortar,ifnotaheadofGalenorHippocrates,fromtheskilfulhandofDrowne.
Butthegreatscopeofhisbusinesslayinthemanufactureoffigure-headsforvessels.Whetheritwerethemonarchhimself,orsomefamousBritishadmiralorgeneral,orthegovernoroftheprovince,orperchancethefavoritedaughteroftheship-owner,theretheimagestoodabovetheprow,deckedoutingorgeouscolors,magnificentlygilded,andstaringthewholeworldoutofcountenance,asiffromaninnateconsciousnessofitsownsuperiority.Thesespecimensofnativesculpturehadcrossedtheseainalldirections,andbeennotignoblynoticedamongthecrowdedshippingoftheThamesandwhereverelsethehardymarinersofNewEnglandhadpushedtheiradventures.
