Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Object Number:
1943.81
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Ivory, black pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 6 5/8 x 3/4 in. ( 5.1 x 16.8 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: beneath scene on obverse: "TIMBER SHIP IN DOCK"
Description:
Whale's tooth engraved and blackened on obverse with two ships in dock.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
