Thomas Tew Bust - Pirate - Sculpture, Home Office Decor Desk Accessories Office Decor Birthday Gift

โœจ ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐“๐ž๐ฐ | "๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ก๐จ๐๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž" โ€“ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ & ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ โœจ

"A gold chain or a wooden leg, we'll stand with you!" ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธโš”๏ธ This commanding bust captures Thomas Tew (c. 1649โ€“1695) โ€“ the infamous English privateer-turned-pirate known as "The Rhode Island Pirate." A charismatic captain who pioneered the lucrative "Pirate Round" route, Tew's daring exploits in the Indian Ocean inspired a generation of buccaneers and earned him a fearsome reputation. From his legendary capture of a Mughal treasure ship to his bloody death in battle alongside Henry Avery, Tew's story is one of the most thrilling chapters in the Golden Age of Piracy . Perfect for home offices, studies, pirate collectors, and lovers of maritime history.

โœ… ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ :

1x Thomas Tew โ€“ The Rhode Island Pirate Bust โœ…
Ready to display โ€“ no assembly required โœ…

โœ… ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ“:
Choose the perfect scale for your space:

๐’๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ:
๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐š ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐ฆ / ๐Ÿ’.๐Ÿ• ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ
๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐œ๐ฆ / ๐Ÿ”.๐Ÿ• ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ
๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐œ๐ฆ / ๐Ÿ•.๐Ÿ— ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ
๐‹๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐ฆ / ๐Ÿ–.๐Ÿ” ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ
๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐š ๐‹๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐œ๐ฆ / ๐Ÿ—.๐Ÿ– ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ

๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ โ€“ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ! ๐Ÿ˜Š

โœ… ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ŸŒŠ:
Thomas Tew was a 17th-century English privateer who turned to piracy and pioneered the route that became known as the "Pirate Round" โ€“ a lucrative sailing route from the Atlantic, around the Cape of Good Hope, and into the Indian Ocean, where pirates could plunder richly laden Mughal and Arab ships . Tew's successful voyage in 1692-1693 proved that the Indian Ocean was a treasure trove for pirates, inspiring others like Henry Avery and William Kidd to follow in his wake .

โœ… "๐€ ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐–๐จ๐จ๐๐ž๐ง ๐‹๐ž๐ " ๐Ÿฅ‚:
Tew's most famous moment came when he announced his intention to turn pirate:

Set sail from Bermuda (December 1692) โ€“ Commissioned as a privateer against French holdings in West Africa

Announced his plan to the crew โ€“ Asked for their support, which he could not enforce without their consent

The crew's legendary response โ€“ "A gold chain or a wooden leg, we'll stand with you!" โ€“ a pledge of loyalty

Elected a quartermaster โ€“ A common pirate practice to balance the captain's power

Changed the course of piracy โ€“ His success opened the Indian Ocean to pirate raiders

โœ… ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐•๐จ๐ฒ๐š๐ ๐ž (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ—๐Ÿโ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ’) ๐Ÿ†:
Tew's first pirate cruise was spectacularly successful:

The Amity โ€“ A 70-ton sloop, 8 guns, 46 men

Reached the Red Sea (late 1693) โ€“ His first target

Captured a Mughal treasure dhow โ€“ Carrying goods worth ยฃ100,000 in gold and silver, plus ivory, spices, gemstones, and silk

No casualties โ€“ The dhow surrendered without serious resistance

Extraordinary shares โ€“ Each of the 45 men received between ยฃ1,200 and ยฃ3,000 (a fortune at the time); Tew claimed about ยฃ8,000

The quartermaster opposed further attacks โ€“ Tew yielded and set course for home

Stopped at Adam Baldridge's pirate settlement โ€“ On Madagascar to careen his ship

โœ… "๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ก๐จ๐๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž" ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ:
Tew's life and connections in the American colonies:

Lived in Newport, Rhode Island โ€“ Had a wife and two daughters

Befriended Governor Benjamin Fletcher โ€“ Royal governor of New York, became close friends with Tew and his family

Returned to Newport (April 1694) โ€“ Welcomed as a wealthy hero

Socially prominent โ€“ His wife and daughters enjoyed the New York City social scene after Tew became rich

โœ… ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐š๐ญ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐•๐จ๐ฒ๐š๐ ๐ž (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ’โ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ“) โš“:
Tew's final expedition:

New letter of marque from Governor Fletcher โ€“ November 1694

Set out with a crew of 30โ€“40 men โ€“ From New York

Joined forces with Henry Avery โ€“ At the Mandab Strait (August 1695)

Other captains โ€“ Joseph Faro, Thomas Wake, William May, and Richard Want

25-ship Mughal convoy approached โ€“ Slipped past the pirates during the night

The Amity attacked one of the Mughal ships โ€“ Believed to be the Fateh Muhammed

โœ… ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก (๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ“) ๐Ÿ’€:
Tew met a violent end in battle:

Reportedly disemboweled by a cannon shot โ€“ A gruesome death

His crew demoralized โ€“ Surrendered immediately

Rescued later โ€“ Avery's ship, the Fancy, captured the Fateh Muhammed and freed them

Burial site unknown โ€“ His body lost to the sea

The Amity โ€“ Returned to Madagascar under John Ireland's command to refit

โœ… ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ:
Tew's pirate flag is legendary:

Described as a black flag โ€“ With a white arm holding a short scimitar

Adopted by Vivienne Westwood โ€“ The "World's End" brand uses a version of his flag as its logo

20th-century attribution โ€“ No period sources confirm this flag, but it remains iconic

Symbol of rebellion โ€“ Tew's flag became a fashion icon

โœ… ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ โœจ:
Tew's influence on piracy was immense:

Pioneered the Pirate Round โ€“ His success inspired a generation

Inspired Henry Avery and William Kidd โ€“ Famous pirates followed his route

Reputed father of Ratsimilaho โ€“ Said to have fathered a king in Madagascar

Reputed founder of Libertatia โ€“ A mythical pirate colony

Commissioned by King William III โ€“ Kidd was sent to hunt Tew (already dead)

โœ… ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ :
This sculpture brings pirate history to:

Home offices and personal studies โ€“ A daily reminder of the pirate's life

Pirate and maritime history collectors โ€“ Among your buccaneer memorabilia

Rhode Island and New England heritage โ€“ Celebrating the "Rhode Island Pirate"

Home libraries and bookshelves โ€“ Alongside pirate histories

Office desks and executive spaces โ€“ The spirit of "a gold chain or a wooden leg"

Birthday gifts โ€“ For the pirate lover in your life

โœ… ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ‘๐ƒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ:
Meticulously crafted using precision 3D printing technology and finished by hand. Every detail โ€“ from the pirate's bearing to the resolute expression โ€“ is rendered with care, capturing the legendary Rhode Island Pirate.

โœ… ๐„๐œ๐จ-๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐‹๐€ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ŸŒฟ:
Crafted from high-quality PLA โ€“ a plant-based plastic derived from corn starch. It is not only recyclable but also biodegradable, offering an environmentally conscious choice for history lovers and collectors.

โœ… ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ŸŽจ:
Standard finishes available โ€“ classic marble-effect, bronze, stone, terracotta, or pirate colours (black, red, gold). We also welcome custom colour requests. Contact us to discuss bringing this legendary pirate to life in your preferred palette!

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž : Please note that the colour may appear slightly different on your screen or in person due to variations in monitor settings and lighting conditions.

๐Ÿ“ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ:
โ€ข ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ: High-Quality 3D-Printed PLA+
โ€ข ๐’๐ฎ๐›๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ: Thomas Tew (c. 1649โ€“1695) โ€“ "The Rhode Island Pirate"
โ€ข ๐“๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ: Privateer, Pirate, Pioneer of the Pirate Round
โ€ข ๐„๐ซ๐š: Golden Age of Piracy / 17th Century
โ€ข ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: Pirate Round, Capture of Mughal Treasure Ship, Death in Battle
โ€ข ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ: Pirate bearing, resolute expression, flamboyant features
โ€ข ๐…๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก: Various colours available (select at checkout or message for custom)
โ€ข ๐”๐ฌ๐ž: Decorative sculpture / Pirate collectible / Office desk decor

๐ŸŽ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐…๐จ๐ซ:
โ€ข Pirate history and Golden Age enthusiasts
โ€ข Maritime and Rhode Island heritage collectors
โ€ข New England history and Buccaneer fans
โ€ข Home libraries, studies, and office desks
โ€ข Unique, thoughtful gifts for history lovers
โ€ข Birthday gifts for pirate fans
โ€ข Anyone who believes in "a gold chain or a wooden leg"

โš ๏ธ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ:
โ€ข This item is 3D printed, so minor layer lines or subtle imperfections may be visible โ€“ this is part of the charm of a handmade, non-molded piece.
โ€ข Intended for indoor display. Handle with care to preserve delicate details.
โ€ข Custom Orders: If you would like this bust in other sizes or colours, please do not hesitate to contact us. We're happy to accommodate your vision!

โœจ ๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐•๐š๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘๐ƒ
This pirate tribute is brought to life in our UK workshop, where we fuse a passion for maritime history, buccaneering legend, and sculptural tradition with precision 3D printing. Every piece celebrates the outlaws who ruled the waves โ€“ and the Rhode Island Pirate who pioneered them all. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐๐ž-๐ญ๐จ-๐Ž๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž
Each Thomas Tew bust is printed fresh for your order, ensuring top quality and reducing waste. Your unique historical piece is prepared with dedicated attention within 1โ€“2 business days.

๐Ÿ“ฆ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

๐”๐Š ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Please allow 2-3 days for delivery after processing.

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Please allow 1โ€“2 weeks for creation and delivery.

We carefully package each bust to ensure it arrives safely โ€“ and ready to fly the black flag.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Have any questions or custom requests? Feel free to message us anytime โ€“ we'd love to help create the perfect piece for your collection.