Display
for Blackbeard's Dagger
by Whitfield Jack
The
sea fan, found on Rest Beach in Key West after hurricane George,
is finished in iridescent azure acrylic paint. A frame of faceted
Caribbean-blue topaz in 14K white-gold settings outlines the
fan like marquee lights. Four 22K gold starfish march across
the pearled ocean floor toward a treasure trove of two natural
emerald crystals from the wreck of the Spanish galleon Atocha.
A border of 14K pink-gold stone crabs encircles the teakwood
base, which is finished with white gold leaf under the pearls
and a 24K gold leaf border in front. A giant blue crab covered
in white gold leaf climbs up the sea fan. In its claws rests
Blackbeard's Dagger. Not shown: three 18K gold plaques stating
the name of the piece, the owner, the designer, and the date
and place of manufacture are affixed on the front gold border.
The display stands 17" tall.
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