Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
1924
1952.45
Brown flesh tone painted plaster with wooden base
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scrimshaw Whale's Tooth
Title
Scrimshaw Whale's Tooth
Object name
Whale's tooth
Date
ca. 1850
Medium
Tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 5.7 x 14 cm )
Description
Scrimshaw whale's tooth with etched image of woman in a long off-the-shoulder dress, holding a fan (supposedly Jenny Lind).
Credit Line
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number
1945.215
Marks
printed adhesive label: on reverse: "53"
Gallery Label
This scrimshaw whale's tooth supposedly depicts Jenny Lind, a famous mid-19th century singer known as the "Swedish nightingale."
Provenance
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
