Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
Date:
1842-45
Object Number:
1915.76
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Whale's tooth
Object Number:
1943.20
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 5.1 x 16.5 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
engraved: across bottom: "WHALER "ANN ALEXANDER""
Description:
Engraved and polychromed scrimshaw whale's tooth, engraved on the obverse with a tall ship flying an American glag at the stern and two other unidentifiable flags at mast.
Gallery Label:
The scene is a poor copy of an American whaler, maybe after Louis Lebreton, Paris, circa 1850.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
