Collection Highlights
Salver
Date:
1772-1773
Object Number:
1928.24
Medium:
Silver
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Object Number:
1943.91
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Ivory, pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 6.4 x 14.9 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Whale's tooth engraved with scene of figures in small boat hunting whales with one airborne whale on object left and blackened on obverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
