Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Object Number:
1943.96
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Ivory, pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 13 x 9.5 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Whale's tooth engraved and blackened and polychromed with figure of a ship flying a red U.S. flag and a smaller unidentified flag.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
