Collection Highlights
Undutiful Boys
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.23
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Object Number:
1943.26
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Ivory, red and black ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 14 x 5.4 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Engraved and polychromed scrimshaw whale's tooth; engraved with a bow view of an approaching ship in rough waters waving red and black flags.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
