Collection Highlights
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Date:
ca. 1845
Object Number:
PR.012.2.885
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Whale's tooth
Object Number:
1943.94
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Ivory, ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 5.7 x 14 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Scrimshawed sperm whale tooth engraved with scene on obverse of whalers harpooning a sperm whale with their ship in the distance.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
