Collection Highlights

Noah's ark

Date:

1850-1900

Object Number:

1956.101

Medium:

Wood, paint

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Title

Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)

Object name

Whale's tooth

Date

1910-1940

Medium

Ivory, pigment

Dimensions

Overall: 2 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 6.4 x 13.7 x 4.4 cm )

Description

Whale's tooth engraved and blackened with whaling scene with a small boat and six figures in the foreground.

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro

Object Number

1943.87

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.