Collection Highlights
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States
Date:
1858
Object Number:
LIB.KF4550.Z9.B76
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Object Number:
1943.88
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Ivory, ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 6 x 1 1/4 in. ( 5.4 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Engraved scrimshaw whale's tooth; engraved on the obverse in black ink a scene of whalers landing in a rowboat.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
