Jose Formoso Reyes (1902-1980) Nantucket Friendship Purse, circa 1951, round form with ebony sperm whale on cherry round plaque, signed upon the base “Made in Nantucket, Jose Formoso Reyes” with outline of Nantucket Island map. Inscribed on interior of lid: From Sally, July 25th, 1951 in nantucket to Mary-Louise Atkinson, 8 Winter Street, Nantucket, Mass.
