Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
ca. 1761
1954.179a-d
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Whale jaw bone
Object name
Whale jaw bone
Date
ca. 1850
Medium
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 5 x 9 in. ( 3.8 x 12.7 x 22.9 cm )
Description
Section of whale jaw bone with scrimshaw image of seated woman wearing long off-the-shoulder dress (supposedly Jenny Lind.)
Credit Line
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number
1945.216
Marks
printed adhesive label: on reverse: "55"
Gallery Label
This scrimshaw whale bone 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.
