Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ladle
Object Number:
1943.44
Date:
ca. 1840-1860
Medium:
Coconut, bone, pewter, copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 3/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 41.6 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Ladle with coconut shell bowl and whale jaw bone handle which fits into a pewter socket; handle bracket is a five-point star with copper rivets joins pewter socket to bowl.
Gallery Label:
According to Stuart M. Frank, curator of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the ladle is made of bone, which was likely cut from a Sperm whale’s jaw. Whalemen commonly referred to a whale's jaw bone as the pan bone.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Rutherford Oakes Ainsle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
