Artist: Elena Hyde
Title: Sailor's Sextant
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Size: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (5 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. framed)
Artist Statement:
During the Victorian Era, the sextant was a vital navigational instrument for sailing ships.  It assisted sailors to find where they were, and helped them chart where they needed to go.