Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Whale's tooth
Object Number:
1945.270
Date:
1900-1945
Medium:
Ivory, plaster, ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 5.4 x 8.3 x 13.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on obverse, in banner: "THE LIGHTNING"
engraved: on reverse, in banner: "NIGHTINGALE"
Description:
Scrimshawed whale tooth with etched decoration on two sides; one side with side view of American clipper ship "The Lightning" under sail, the other with front view of American clipper ship "Nightingale" under sail; image of Nightingale surrounded by wreath of leaves etched in green. Tooth filled with plaster and rough edge filed flat.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
