Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Object Number:
1943.27
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Ivory, ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. ( 13.3 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Engraved scrimshaw whale's tooth, engraved with a side profile of a frigate waving three flags including an American flag.
Credit Line:
Gift of Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
