Museum Collections
Luce Center
Case of miniature silhouettes
Object Number:
INV.9341a-mmm
Date:
1825-1900
Medium:
Ivory, baleen
Dimensions:
case: 5 3/4 x 7/8 in. ( 14.6 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Turned and pierced cylindrical scrimshaw case containing approximately forty scrimshaw pieces about four to four and half inches high; some are painted silhouettes of soldiers, arms and birds; most have numbers written on reverse in black ink.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.