Ship 'harmony' of hull, pictured with her may day garland hoisted halfway up the main-topgallant stay. These garlands were made of ribbons and usually had a model of the ship in the centre. -- in this picture it's above -- they were never removed until the whaler arrived home. The may day celebration consisted of an initiation of first-time sailors similar to that inflicted in the crossing of the equator ceremony. Object Type: painting. Date: 1840s. Dimensions: height: 94 in (238.7 cm); width: 124 in (314.9 cm). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted Place: Davis Strait. James H. Wheldon - Hull Whaler 'Harmony' KINCM 2007.1441
