Looking at the lunettes, I think that Farewell Old Mount Washington has it mixed up. The port carving appears to be the sunrise and the starboard the sunset, but how could one tell the difference anyway? The port lunette (the one with the white boards) is hard to really see the detail. Almost looks like water, thus making me think of a sunrise. Perhaps it is just pretty scrollwork. Unfortunately this is the best close up of it that I can find. I will keep an eye out for a better one.
Is there any nautical reason for them to put a sunrise or sunset on a particular side of a boat?
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