This beautiful, large schooner model is signed Brian Butt and was made 30 years ago with beautiful attention to detail on the hull and rigging. 
In the 1700s and 1800s in what is now New England and Atlantic Canada schooners became popular for coastal trade, and being fast and versatile. Three-masted schooners were introduced around 1800.
Schooners were commonly used for fishing on the Grand Banks. 
31” long x 19” high x 5” wide