Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
Date:
ca. 1837
Object Number:
1953.197
Medium:
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fish line reel
Object Number:
Z.1440
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Baleen (whale bone), wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. ( 1.3 x 24.8 x 15.6 cm )
Description:
Baleen fish line reel composed of central metal rod bisecting two arms; arms connected by cross pieces on each side of reel; handle composed of one side of wood and one side of whale bone, nailed together.
Gallery Label:
This fishline reel, along with a knife and tray, was made by sailors on a Norwegian whaling ship during a whaling voyage to the Ross Sea in the Antartic Ocean.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frederic Griffith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
