Collection Highlights
Diana of the Chase
ca. 1922
1939.252
Bronze and marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Title
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Object name
Whale's tooth
Date
1910-1940
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 1 7/8 x 5 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 4.8 x 14.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description
Whale's tooth with image of inscribed and blackened sailing ship with an American flag flying from the the stern; inscription on reverse.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Object Number
1943.21
Marks
inscribed and blackened: under image: "AMERICA WHALER"
Gallery Label
The scene is a poor copy of an American whaler, maybe after Louis Lebreton, Paris, circa 1850.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
