Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
Date:
ca. 1837
Object Number:
1953.197
Medium:
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Object Number:
1943.87
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
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
