Collection Highlights
Empire State Building, N.Y.C.
1940
1940.978
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Title
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Object name
Whale's tooth
Date
ca. 1880
Medium
Ivory, ink
Dimensions
Overall: 4 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 12.1 x 5.7 x 2.9 cm )
Description
Engraved scrimshaw whale's tooth, engrave and polychrome on the obverse with a peacock atop a pedestal; brown, blue, and red, black color used; on the reverse is a ploychrome in green, red, and black a urn with several flowers with leaves.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Object Number
1943.110
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.