Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Object Number:
1943.23
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Ivory, red and black ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 13.7 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Engraved polychrome whale's tooth; engraved with a front view of a frigate waving a red pennant.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
