Scrimshaw, Whale's Tooth

ca. 1825-1835

Maker Unknown

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: (not assigned)
Formatted Medium: Ivory (whale tooth), pigment
Medium: ivory, whale, tooth, pigment
Locations: Place made: United States
Dimensions: 5 × 2 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (12.7 × 7 × 6.4 cm) mount: 5 1/4 × 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (13.3 × 8.9 × 7 cm)
Departments: Decorative Arts
Accession Number: X613.1
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Collection
Exhibitions: American Identities: A New Look, DEATH TO THE LIVING, Long Live Trash
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: Decorative Art, Schenck Gallery, 4th Floor
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